In Memory Of

MARE, PHILIP MICHAEL DIETLOF

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1955-09-07
Service No:
 71358170PE
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 6 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1978-06-01
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Grave 981
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Dr. S. S. Mare, of Waterkloof Park, Pretoria.