Identity
Person No.
822
Service No.
150369
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Adriaan Johannes
Initials
J A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Magister I R1844, crashed near Woodborough, 3 miles northwest of Upavon . The crash was attributed to a stable yawing dive to which Magisters were prone when elevators are blanked by rudder when recovering from a stall or spin
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Jacobus Adriaan Johannes Baard and of Huibrecht Gertruida Christina Baard (nee Dippenaar), of Cape Town, South Africa. Born Moorreesburg. Educated Moorreesburg High School; Cadet Draft 1936-7. Jacobus Adriaan Johannes Baard became an apprentice with the Runciman Shipping Company after completing his course on General Botha, obtaining his Second Mate's certificate in 1941. He then joined the RAF and received his training in the USA, Canada and England, obtaining his wings in September 1943
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project