Identity
Person No.
33705
Old ROH no.
1590
Service No.
76273861SP
Last Name
First Name
Ricardo Henrico
Initials
R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Delmas, in AT-6 Harvard #7048
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,848
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Husband of Mrs. S. Vergottini
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Navy" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Air Force". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 12 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories
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Dedications 3
Ricky and his brother Mario were at Parktown Boys High whilst I was there. Quiet but tough-minded boys, both went on to become PF pilots and saw their share of combat. I didn't know either of them well but my friends and I admired them all the same. After surviving the war, Ricky died in a training accident in a Harvard at Dunnotar.
Ricky, I am not sure if you ever realized the impact you had on my life as your younger "Boet". I believe that everything that I went on to achieve was as a result of your influence!! Wish you were here to share your sons growing up and seeing their achievements. It has almost been 20 years since your untimely death, but I know you died doing what you loved best...Flying!!
dad...i know u c everything i do...the good,the bad,and the ugly..i missed out on alot with you not bieng around YES....but it made me who i am today....my only wish would be that like you...i could "go out" doing what i love doing!BLUE SKIES.....I know u always watching,GOING to leave my mark just as you did..... craig "WINGMAN" vergottini