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unusual facts about Dutch Air Force



John Tjaarda

He was born in Sterkenburg, Netherlands in 1897 and trained in aeronautical design in the United Kingdom, later serving as a pilot in the Dutch Air Force.

Willem Jacob van Stockum

Finally, he was able to transfer to the Dutch Air Force (in exile), and in 1944 became the only Dutch officer posted to No. 10 Sq­ron of the RAF Bomber Command, which was stationed in Yorkshire and flew combat missions in the Halifax heavy bomber over Europe before and after the Normandy invasion.


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Fokker G.I

There are no surviving G.Is today, although a replica can be found at the Dutch Air Force Museum in Soesterberg.