In Memory Of

CHINERY, BRUCE CHARLES

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1960-08-07
Service No:
 76468552PE
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 40 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1983-07-12
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #477, near Waterkloof. Suffered engine failure shortly after take-off from Air Force Base Waterkloof. The aircraft crashed with a high velocity and impact angle near Monument Park Extension. On impact, the ejection seat activated and ejected the pilot horizontally along the ground into the base of a tree trunk, killing him instantly
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Cremated - Ashes retained by family
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Major and Mrs. J. C. Chinery, of Cape Town. His brother also died in service. ref. 85 years of SAAF