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Olsen, Gunnar

Date of birth:
February 25th, 1918 (Rembun/Java, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
December 28th, 1941 (Tarakan/Borneo, Dutch East Indies)
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Vaandrig Vlieger-waarnemer Gunnar Olsen was pilot in a Brewster Buffalo with the 1e Afdeling, Ve Vliegtuiggroep (1-VLG-V). He was stationed at Tarakan where he was killed in action with Japanese fighters on December 28th, 1941.

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