Bal, Leendert

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Date of birth:: January 24th, 1917 (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Date of death:: May 21st, 1943 (Arafurazee, nabij Saumlaki a/b vliegtuig N5-147)
Nationality:: Dutch

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Vliegerkruis (VK)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Tweede Luitenant Vlieger-Waarnemer (Pilot Officer)
Unit:: No. 18 (NEI) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Awarded on:: June 16th, 1950

Awarded for succesfull attacks on heavily defended targets during last flight on May 21st, 1943.
Shot down near Saumlaki (sea grave).

704th Award.
Awarded psothumously.
Royal Decree No. 44.

Sources

- MEIJER, H.G. & VIS, R., Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997.
- Oorlogsgravenstichting

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