Service Details
Name:
 JOUBERT
Given Name:
 LOUIS
Initials:
 L
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 1 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1993-11-23
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Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Dassault Mirage F1AZ #234, seen to suddenly bank steeply and dive into the sea approximately 80km South, South-West of Cape Point while carrying out a low level maritime air strike. Although the Pilot was seen to successfully eject, it appears that he was unable to jettison his parachute that subsequently dragged him under the water before he could be rescued. He has no known grave and remains unaccounted for.
Additional
Information:
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Body not recovered

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