| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZS-AGJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Junkers Ju 86 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Junkers Ju 86 |
| Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju 86Z-7 |
| C/n (msn): | 860280 |
| Operator Titles: | South African Airways - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens |
| Aircraft Name: | General David Baird |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Photo Date: | 1938 |
| Photo from: | SAA Museum Society Collection |
| Photo ID: | 317687 |
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One of 18 Ju86 aircraft operated by South African Airways. It later joined the SAAF fleet, serialed 647. The aircraft crashed on July 9, 1945 while on a flight from Swartkop AB to Brooklyn AB, Cape Town. It flew into a into hillside near the Pakhuis Pass in bad weather. The event cost the lives of all three crew members. The remains of the airframe were recovered in 1978 and are now on display at the South African Air Force Museum at Swartkop Airfield. This photo was added on 30 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1071 times. |