Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2528CB77
Site Name
Pierre van Ryneveld Airforce Monument, University of Pretoria Agricultural Farm, Pretoria
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 15:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, March 19, 2021 - 15:20.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
This Monument was constructed to commemorate the pioneering flight of General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld when he was first to fly from England over Africa to South Africa.
Original Position
The SA Airforce Monument is now on its third position on the UP Hillcrest campus, its original place was the "crash site"
Contains Animal figures?
Yes
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone
Bronze
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
The first trans‐Africa flight 1920.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
unveiled by Prof Tawana Kupe
Inscriptions
/Commemorating centenary of intercontinental flight University of Pretoria: Ter Nagedagtenis aan In memory of Genl Sir Pierre van Ryneveld K.B.E.,C.B.,D.S.O.,M.C 2-5-1891 to 2-12-1972/
Location
Location
Mapping
-25.743705, 28.258194
Gauteng
- City of Tshwane
Directions to Site
42 Curry Street close to the intersection of Currey Street and Chapel Street where Bradlow's the furniture store is situated, opposite Du Toitspan Road.
Access details
Accessible through consent of the university guards
Media
Media
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