In Memory Of

JOUBERT, LOUIS

Service Details
Age:
 24
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Captain
Unit:
 1 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1993-11-23
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Body not recovered
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
ref. 85 years of SAAF