Identity
Person No.
29581
Old ROH no.
147
Service No.
86641594PS
Last Name
First Name
Werner
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,735
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, near Sabie, in Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #582
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mrs. G. A. M. van der Walt, of Nelspruit. ref. 85 years of SAAF.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Sep 2026: 86641594PS Lieutenant Werner Bredenkamp, one of "two members from 85 Combat Flying School... killed when their Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I, Serial No. 582 crashed near Sabie during a routine training flight", age 20. The aircraft type, serial number and place are more than this record held.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 12 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
22 Sep 1989: Two members from 85 Combat Flying School were killed when their Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I, Serial No. 582 crashed near Sabie during a routine training flight. The casualties were: 86641594PS Lieutenant W Bredenkamp. He was 20 85331866PS Lieutenant Deon Joubert. He was 20.
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