ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308886
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 April 1974 |
| Time: | Am. |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-CST |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Circa 2 miles west of Luderitz airport -
 Namibia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | LUD |
| Not known |
This is all from memory. Jon Oswald "Ossie" Newton-Thompson, the former well-known rugby player and cricketer, was also a member of the South African parliament and was out campaigning to re-contest his seat (United Party for Pinelands) for the 1974 General Election. He was accompanied by Cornelius Johannes van den Berg, a farmer from a nearby farm Morgenzon in Namibia. Departing Luderitz in the early morning fog all 4 on board were killed when crashing near to the road. As I heard at the time I was led to believe the pilot had not long got his flying licence and was a friend/acquaintance of Mr Newton-Thompson.
Sources:
Some detail from Wikipedia on Ossie Newton-Thompson.
Images:
Circa 2m west of Luderitz Airport, Namibia. April 5th 1974.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 16:41 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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