Service Details
Name:
 MARE
Given Name:
 PHILIP MICHAEL DIETLOF
Initials:
 P M D
Service No:
 71358170PE
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 6 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1978-06-01
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Date of Birth:
 1955-09-07
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in aircraft accident, on a flight out of Port Elizabeth. The canopy hinge of his Impala broke resulting in the locking mechanism impacting his helmet and either rendering him unconscious or killing him instantly. This occurred at approx. 11,000 AGL and terminated in an almost vertical impact with the ground on the farm "Welgevonden", between Steytlerville and Uitenhage, in Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #465
Additional
Information:
Son of Dr. S. S. Mare, of Waterkloof Park, Pretoria.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 981

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