ref. 85 years of SAAF
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: Air Mechanic Cyril Nesbitte von Broembsen, 17 Squadron, Reported Missing Ventura Mk V 6507 Table Bay, no known grave, age 19. Graham gave no service number. Cleared stolen 73242042BB (belongs to Von Brandis J.H. PN 33769). Same aircraft as Serfontein E.J. PN 32886 and Reinecke V. PN 32658.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Air Force".
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: Air Mechanic Cyril Nesbitte von Broembsen from 17 Squadron was Reported Missing when Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V 6507 crashed into Table Bay. He was 19. Graham gave no service number.
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