Identity
Person No.
33376
Service No.
01488550PE
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Benjamin
Initials
W J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,263
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,738
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, in Beechcraft Baron. He was detached from 17 Sqn on special duties and was piloting the plane as he had extensive experience on the type with Light Aircraft Command. The plane, known as "Dinky Toy" was supplied by UNITA and had been checked out by SAAF personel at Rundu. It was busy with aerial observations for Battlegroup Foxbat in the Silva Porta area of Angola when it crashed, 6km north of Norton de Matos. The SADF investigation team could not determine the exact cause of the crash
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Husband of Mrs. H. M. Uys, of Pretoria. ref. 85 years of SAAF
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