portraits of crew of 122(NEI)Squadron and 17 VARWA C, 11VB Polonia, Sumatra Medan [en] https://buff.ly/3dBTo5I

Add Berhitoe, van Galen, Langelo, Verspoor.
Corrected Wolf C.W., Wolf (tower operator)

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Names of crew on Sumatra
I’ve used #datawrapper to make an online searchable table which contains 246 names, rank role, tasks, remarks and units of crew who served on Sumatra between 1945 and 1950 https://buff.ly/2AO5z11

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Crew technische dienst 122(nei)sqn - Medan 1948 | https://buff.ly/3dM1CYS

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Crash Leo van Daalen | 122(NEI)Squadron https://buff.ly/3haez0L

sergeant, pilot /observer

flew one of the first first P51 to Medan november 12 1946
Crashed H-339 on 30-05-1947

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“Top row (L to R): Servaas “Vaas” Gerardu (mechanic), Becker (mechanic), Unknown (armory), Unknown (armory)
Bottom row (L to R): Unknown (armory), Carol Wilhelm “Vent” Bastiaans (mechanic’s boss)” https://buff.ly/3ePYfjF

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Rare names and portraits of the crew of 122(NEI)Squadron, Sumatra Medan [en] https://buff.ly/3dBTo5I
40 crew now have a face and a name [1]. And I’m very happy to present them to you. They can’t be forgotten now.

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