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04-04-20, 14:26
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Frans Brogtrop
Short family background on Sergeant Pilot F.C.M. (Frans) Brogtrop, one of the pilots of No. 1847 Sqn at RNAS Eglinton.
On 18 May 1944 Frans Brogtrop was on a training flight in Hellcat JV182 when S/Lt. Pilot H.C. de Jager in Hellcat FN376 collided with him while changing formation. Both aircraft dived into Lough Foyle from 1,000 feet, 2 miles North of the airfield. Both pilots were killed. (Text and video in Dutch.) https://www.brabantserfgoed.nl/page/...n-a-day-in-may
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28-03-21, 18:45
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77 years ago
Yesterday 77 years ago, RNN pilots Johannes Blok and Simon de Ridder lost their lives when their Grumman Hellcat fighters collided during formation flying practice:
http://aircrewremembered.com/1944-03...de-ridder.html Shortly after World War 2, their remains were repatriated to be reburied in The Netherlands. Johannes Blok lies buried in a family grave at the Oosterbegraafplaats in Amsterdam. Simon de Ridder is buried at the national field of honour in Loenen. We will remember them. Photos: Lieutenant Johannes Blok, left, and Chief Petty Officer Simon de Ridder, right Blok_Johannes-New_York-01_1943.jpg 166100297_1383081452029059_6441866903767264953_n.jpg
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