Identity
Person No.
6195
Service No.
94293
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Stephanus
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of exposure, one of three aircraft that took off on a familiarization and practice mission, never to return. Crashed in bad visibility about 150 miles E of Kufra (Kufra disaster), in Bleinheim Mk IV aircraft #Z7513
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
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Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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