Service Details
Name:
 VOLKERSZ
Given Name:
 STEVEN
Initials:
 S
Service No:
 74324500PM
Rank:
 1st Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 2 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1980-10-10
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Date of Birth:
 1957-10-01
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot down by SA-7 some 20 km SW of Mupa, in Atlas MB326KM Impala Mk II #1042. Volkerz ejected safely and waved to his wingman (Lt. Skinner) from the ground; however intercepted radio messages indicated that he was killed by SWAPO
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. G. Volkersz, of Germiston
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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