Identity
Person No.
29603
Old ROH no.
160
Service No.
65851354PE
Last Name
First Name
Frederick Wilhelm Christiaan
Initials
F W C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, near Cullum, in Dassault Mirage F1CZ #200
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Major
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Husband of Mrs. A. S. Brits. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "3 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 10 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 2
On 15 February 1979 Mirage F1.AZ 246 flown by Capt. Wassie Wasserman had an engine flame out near Cullinan in South Africa, pilot ejected safely. Maj Britz (in Mir F1.AZ 200) did a slow fly-past to survey scene and crashed as well. He ejected, but the seat failed to deploy in time.
Maj Frederik Wilhelm Christiaan (Chris) Brits 65851354E Born 08 April 1946. Matriculated 1973 at Hoër Seunskool Hugenote, Springs. Joined the Air force as pupil pilot on 14 Mar 1966. During his career he was attached to various units, was flying instructor and was a member of the Silver Falcons. It was his desire to be a fighter pilot and this brought him to Waterkloof Airforce Base as Mirage F1 pilot. He died on 15 Feb 1979 in a air crash outside Cullinan.
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