In Memory Of

NEWMAN, KENNETH ARTHUR

Service Details
Age:
 50
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 81539538PE
Rank:
 Major
Unit:
 22 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1999-09-02
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Aloutte III #616, crashed near Port Elizabeth. Maj. Ken Newman (50) made an emergency radio call before his Allouette III crashed in dense bushes in Sea View, Port Elizabeth. Two passengers, Flt.-Sgt. Mike Bottom (37), flight engineers, and Sgt. Gert Etsebeth (22), a student flight engineer, were seriously injured. All were from AFB Port Elizabeth. The Alouette III was on loan from 22 Squadron. Maj. Newman had played an important role in rescue operations in the Eastern Cape.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
He started his flying career in Zimbabwe and later flew for the Ciskei Air Force. He was based in Port Elizabeth for the last 6 years. He was divorced