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Identity
Person No.
33800
Old ROH no.
1631
Service No.
65451726E
Last Name
Warren 12
First Name
James Charles
Initials
J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1949 (±1 yr) 199
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
10 February 1972 73
Cause code
AA 1,735
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident 36
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, Mirage #835, at Waterkloof AFB. During the removal of the ejection seat for repacking of the drogue parachute, the seat drogue gun fired while he was leaning over the seat, mortally injuring him
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
2 Squadron 109
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
3 Group
Defence Force
SADF 3,843
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY 592
Grave Reference
Grave 716. 1
Coordinates
-25.78214, 28.12179 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Rhodesian Air Force - Squadrons
Notes

Husband of Louise Ann Warren, of Lievaardt Street, Pretoria West. His parents lived in Kimberley. He had a daughter.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: 65451726E Lance Corporal James Charles Warren, 2 Squadron, accidentally killed while removing the ejection seat from Mirage 802 to repack the drogue parachute; the drogue gun activated while he was leaning over the seat, age 23. ROH aircraft is Mirage #835 at Waterkloof AFB (not overwritten).
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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