SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
April 13:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1855: Ospray, this sailing schooner wrecked in St. Sebastian Bay, somewhere between Jongensfontein and Cape Infanta in the Western Cape.
1950: A SAAF Short Sunderland GR.5 (registration no. 1706), this flying boat patrol bomber swung after takeoff and crashed. Very little is known about the event.
1706 at Congella, Durban, date unknown
1987: A Barlow Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (registration no. ZS-KMT), this twin turboprop aircraft crashed on the dorms of the Germiston Mining Employees near the Rand Airport in Gauteng. There were two instructors and three student pilots on board, when during the climb after takeoff, the instructor simulated an engine failure, but the aircraft stalled and could not be recovered before it crashed. Three of the crew of five were lost their lives and there were no on the ground casualties.
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