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South Africa: Inquiry Hears 1967 Plane Crash 'Wiped Out' Man Who Could've Altered SA History

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Robyn Lichter was 11 years old in 1967 when the 56-seater Springbok Flight 406 "Rietbok", the plane carrying her father, Joseph Blankfield, mysteriously plunged into the ocean off Kayser's Beach, East London, killing all 25 people on board.

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South Africa: Inquiry Hears 1967 Plane Crash 'Wiped Out' Man Who Could've Altered SA History

Robyn Lichter was 11 years old in 1967 when the 56-seater Springbok Flight 406 "Rietbok", the plane carrying her father, Joseph Blankfield, mysteriously plunged into the ocean off Kayser's Beach, East London, killing all 25 people on board.

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allAfrica broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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