Cause of Death: |
Died of heart attack, whilst flying between AFB RKP and YPLT, suffered a fatal heart attack while sitting behind the controls flying Shackleton 1717. The aircraft was on the first leg of a long range maritime patrol from D.F. Malan Airport in Cape Town up the West Coast to Air Force Base Rooikop, flying time 08h45B- 12h30B. Two of the crew members, Warrant Officers Nick Havenga and the late Frans Fourie performed CPR but to no avail. Time of death was officially logged as 12h04 |