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2nd Lt. Adriaan "Adje" Bevelander MID

Royal Air Force No. 320 (Netherlands) Squadron RAF

from:Holland

(d.20th March 1944)

20th March 1944 B-25 Mitchell FR141 "Old Boys" in an attack on the V-1 yard at Flexi Court (France) was hit by flak. It exploded and crashed into the ground near Bourbon, France.

Crew members were:

  • 2nd Lt. A. Bevelander - KIA - grave Orry-la-Ville (Senlis) B-2
  • Sgt. Johannes Jacobus De Jong - KIA - grave Orry-la-Ville (Senlis) B-3
  • Cpl. Wilhelmus Kuypers - KIA - grave Orry-la-Ville (Senlis) B-1

Adriaan (Adje) Bevelander, born May 23, 1917 in Bandung (Indonesia). Buried in the war cemetery Orry-la-Ville, Senlis (Fr.). Mentioned in distinction with the Flying Cross (UK) on May 4, 1944: "For a considerable time at the 320th Squadron RDNAS from Our Naval Aviation in the United Kingdom, in flights during the war against the enemy demonstrated courage, skill, perseverance and devotion to duty



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