Service Details
Name:
 BLOM
Given Name:
 JOHANNES GERHARDUS
Initials:
 J G
Service No:
 05177225E
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 22 Flt
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Date of Death:
 1971-11-25
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Date of Birth:
 1937-01-22
Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Westland Wasp #83, air crash. SAS President Steyn was in Luanda on a courtesy call while on a return trip from France for the acceptance of the submarine SAS Emily Hobhouse. The onboard helicopter had just undergone a main rotor change and crashed while on a test flight to Luanda Airport.
Additional
Information:
Husband of C. W. Blom, of Cape Town. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY
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