Identity
Person No.
33281
Old ROH no.
1425
Service No.
05577044V
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Jacobus
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,738
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in air crash. SAS President Steyn was in Luanda on a courtesy call while on a return trip from France for the acceptance of the submarine SAS Emily Hobhouse. The onboard Westland Wasp (#83) helicopter had just undergone a main rotor change and crashed while on a test flight to Luanda Airport
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mr. C. H. Tiedt. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
Capt Christo Tiedt was a helicoper pilot in the SAAF. He was based at Ysterplaat Air Force Base. He was not involved in the Border War. They were stationed on board the SAS President Steyn. They were escorting a new Daphne class submarine on its way back to South Africa from France. In Luanda they experienced technical problems with the helicopter. After technicians worked on the helicopter, Capt Tiedt and three fellow officers took the helicopter for a test-flight. It exploded in mid air just after take-off off of the ship. All four the crew members in the helicopter was killed. At the time of his death, Capt Tiedt's wife was pregnant with their second child (born only months after the tradgedy). Captain Christo Tiedt was 24 years old and died on 25 November 1971. All four men were buried in Cape Town.
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