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20-06-16, 21:41
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Another publication on the subject is "Royal Netherlands Military Flying-School in United States of America".
The author is 1st Lt. R van der Laan. The 290 page book was published in 1943, very well illustrated, leather bound and printed on glossy paper. Johannes Blok is in the fighter pilot section of this book. Marco
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20-06-16, 22:14
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Here is a picture (left to right) of Sergeants Hartojo ("Harry") Moekardanoe, Simon de Ridder, and Alexander Joseph Smith, after passing their pilot/observer certification at the RNMFS in June 1943. De Ridder crashed with Johannes Blok (see above); both Moekardanoe and Smith served in 1840 Sqn, into which the remainder of 1847 Sqn was absorbed after the horrendous losses during training. Moekardanoe - De Ridder - Smith.jpg
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13-11-16, 21:48
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October 12, 2016, was Poppy Day at the Amsterdam cemetery where Johannes was reburied after the war.
After the ceremony at the field where all the Commonwealth airmen, sailors and soldiers are buried, I went to visit the grave of Johannes. My daughter placed a poppy on his headstone. 14992037_357867694550445_3056195246644292923_n.jpg
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