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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KNIL_61 | SkepTjitjak Photoalbum https://buff.ly/30dmCUH

On west coast of Sumatra between the airbase and Padang
L to R: Servaas Gerardu, KNIL – unknown (armory), Bekker (mechanic), Bastiaans

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122(NEI)Squadron
Padang ~1948. On trip to city of Padang – road was known for trip bombs.
L to R: KNIL – Sliedrecht; KNIL (armory) – unknown; KNIL – Bastiaans; Servaas Gerardu. https://buff.ly/2Xro9og

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“Started compiling portraits of pictures for ~40 known crew from 122(NEI)Squadron, 11VB Polonia, Medan.” https://buff.ly/2TPpP8H

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#fotos of arrival of 12 P-51 #Mustang https://buff.ly/34oRksF

the first 12 #P51D of #122sqn arrived nov 15 '46 on #Polonia from #Tjililitan, flying 1390 km accompanied by a Mitchell B-25 with a team from the technical service under the command of adjudant C.W. Bastiaans
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“To have air support on #Sumatra and to replace the #RAF #Spitfire unit stationed on #Medan, #122Sqn was established in #Tjililitan on 1 November #1946. ”

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