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Identity
Person No.
33408
Service No.
P1/41772
Last Name
Van Den Heever 10
First Name
Petrus Johannes
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1932 (±1 yr) 78
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
Air Operations School Langebaanweg 21
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
03 October 1952 87
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Died in Aircraft Accident, Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE #5556, crashed into sea near Saldahna after attack on drogue. He attempted to bale out but the parachute did not deploy
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 4
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Western Cape 2,134
Cemetery
CAPE TOWN AREA CEMETERY ? 22
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. M. P. van den Heever, of Deneysville. ref. 85 years of SAAF

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33408