Identity
Person No.
33521
Old ROH no.
1471
Service No.
01181007E
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Frederik
Initials
J F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, near Bloemfontein, in Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S-50 #418
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Commandant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Frederik Johannes and Anna Sophia (nee Schnettler) van Heerden. Husband of Cynthia June (nee McArdell) van Heerden. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "24 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 6 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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