In Memory Of

LAMPRECHT, DANIEL FRANCIS

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 1953-12-13
Service No:
 70331103PE
Rank:
 Sergeant
Unit:
 19 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1981-09-29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Aerospatiale SA330L Puma C #174, crashed whilst bringing in casualties at night, at Oshakati after Operation Protea. It is said that Lamprecht was disorientated and guided the pilot incorrectly, thus the tail rotor caught in a barb-wire fence. Sgt Lamprecht (Flight Engineer), the co-pilot, Lt D O'Connor, several medics and a doctor as well as the casualty, tragically died. Only the pilot survived
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Grave 1138
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. M. H. Lamprecht