On this day, in 1982, during Operation Meebos, 3 members of the South African Air Force and twelve members of 1 Parachute Battalion were killed in action when Aerospatiale SA3330 Puma C #132 was shot down south-east of Cuvelai in Angola:
76354612PE Lt Pietersen C.W. 31 Squadron SAAF
73275349PK Capt Twaddle J.G. 31 Squadron SAAF
67428813PE F/Sgt Grobler C.N. 31 Squadron SAAF
78345949BG Cpl Lombaard E.P. 1 Parachute Battalion
78366077BG L/Cpl Hoare S.R. 1 Parachute Battalion
77419422BG Rfn Barrett R.H. 1 Parachute Battalion
79232518BG Rfn De Klerk A. 1 Parachute Battalion
76275536BG Rfn Kruger A. 1 Parachute Battalion
78457256BG Rfn Krull G.W. 1 Parachute Battalion
76336700BG Rfn Le Roux M. 1 Parachute Battalion
77255370BG Rfn Mallon S.P. 1 Parachute Battalion
78456035BG Rfn Marshall J.T. 1 Parachute Battalion
78473790BG Rfn Moody C.A. 1 Parachute Battalion
78412871BG Rfn Van Niekerk A.H. 1 Parachute Battalion
78567005BG Rfn Wolmarans A. 1 Parachute Battalion
On the same day a member of the South African Engineering Corps was killed in action as well when he detonated a landmine:
80217755BG L/Cpl Nel D.J. 1 Construction Regiment
9 August 1982 during Operation Meebos (8 - 25 August 1982)
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