Identity
Person No.
22463
Service No.
791171
Last Name
First Name
Sydney
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, lost propeller on air-test, control lost, dived into ground miles south of Yelahanka; F/Sgt S. Schragger (Pilot) and F/Sgt W. Brister (Obs) killed. At 0810 hours F Sgt Schragger and his observer F Sgt Brister took off in V6504 on an air test. AT 0820 hours the port air screw flew off and the plane dived in from approximately 1000 feet killing both occupants immediately
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
A Hurricane Pilot. Of Rhodesia. ***Jewish.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project