Identity
Person No.
33654
Old ROH no.
1880
Service No.
76397959BG
Last Name
First Name
James
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Candidate Officer
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,268
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,309
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Oshakati after Operation Protea, crashed whilst bringing in casualties at night, in Aerospatiale SA330L Puma C #174. 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
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Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. van Zyl
Citations
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External References
Stories 1
29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati while bringing in casualties at night. It is suspected that the Pilot, Major Johannes Jacobus Vogel got disorientated in a brown-out situation causing the tail rotor to connect with a barb-wire fence. Sole survivor of this incident was Major Johannes Jacobus Vogel from 19 Sqn (Pilot & Aircraft Commander). As far as it is known, he never flew again. HELICOPTER CREW 76450212PE Lieutenant Desmond O?Connor (Co-Pilot) from 19 Sqn. He was 21. 70331103PE Sergeant Daniel Francis Lampbrecht (Flight Engineer) from 19 Sqn. He was 27. PASSENGERS 70265772BG Lieutenant (Dr) Cecil George Bartie from 3 Military Hospital. He was 27. 76397959BG Candidate Officer James van Zyl from 201 Battalion SWATF. He was 21. 78452075BG Private Hendrik Jacobus Badenhorst from the S.A. Medical Corps. He was 19 79574554BG Rifleman Richard Anthony Herbst from 3 SAI. He was 20.
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