Officier-vlieger J. Blok

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by marco

Well earned Hanno, I guess you spent quite some time to find information about Johannes Blok...

Marco, I just recalled your message about the son of H. Moekardanoe. I have yet to contact him.....

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