Dutch War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Standdaarbuiten

On the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Standdaarbuiten is a mass grave with civilians who died during the liberation of Standdaarbuiten.


The cemetery also contains a Dutch War Grave of an airman:

Franciscus Cornelis Henricus (Frans) Looijen was a reserve sergeant. He got airborne with two other Dutch fighters on May 10th 1940 at 7:30 in his Fokker D21 from the airport Ruigenhoek in Noordwijk. The trio shot a German Junkers 52 down. Looking for more goals, Frans was at one point followed by five German Messerschmidt 109's. He was unable to escape and was shot, he crashed into the IJsselmeer. F.C.H. Looijen is buried at the Catholic cemetery in Standdaarbuiten.

Frans is commemorated on the War Memorial in Standdaarbuiten.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar.nl
• Photos: Nanny Bierkens-Brouwers