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Memorial P.F. Bierman, J. Kars & Dover Fleming

The memorial can be found near the Osdorperweg in Amsterdam, at the crossing with the Luktemeerweg.

Text on the memorial:
"Fallen for the Fatherland

Petrus Franciscus Bierman
Born. 8 Dec. 1914
Died and buried
10 May 1940 at Oestgeest

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Jan Kars
Born. 20 April 1919
Died. 20 Oct. 1944
and buried
near Waterlandkerkje
in Zeeland"


Another plaque reminds us of the young pilot Dover Fleming, who crashed on October 8, 1943 with his plane, a P-47 Thunderbolt.
The aircraft was attacked by fighters, while on a mission to escort B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany and crashed into the Zuider Zee (Ijsselmeer) near Amsterdam, Holland.

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Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Ewoud van Eig (1, 2), Rick Hoogervorst (3, 4, 5)