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Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. A recipient of the Military Order of William, he was one of only four Dutch pilots to dogfight the Japanese in the Battle of Java.

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  • Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. A recipient of the Military Order of William, he was one of only four Dutch pilots to dogfight the Japanese in the Battle of Java. Born in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Bruggink followed a Catholic seminary. He met his wife, Corien, while serving in the Dutch East Indies and they were married in January 1942. A replica B-339C Brewster Buffalo (B-3107) was built in July 2008 and delivered to the National Military Museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands, carrying the markings of the plane flown by Bruggink. (en)
  • Gerardus Meinardus (Gerard, Gerry) Bruggink (Tubbergen, 4 augustus 1917 - (Alabama), 5 december 2005) was een Nederlandse vlieger die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Nederlands-Indië tegen de Japanners vocht. Na de oorlog was hij in de Verenigde Staten inspecteur van vliegtuigongelukken en vliegveiligheid. (nl)
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  • Netherlands
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  • 1955-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1939-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1917-08-04 (xsd:date)
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  • 2005-12-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Skipperville, Alabama, United States (en)
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  • Flight instructor, Accident investigator (en)
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  • Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (en)
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  • Gerardus Meinardus (Gerard, Gerry) Bruggink (Tubbergen, 4 augustus 1917 - (Alabama), 5 december 2005) was een Nederlandse vlieger die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Nederlands-Indië tegen de Japanners vocht. Na de oorlog was hij in de Verenigde Staten inspecteur van vliegtuigongelukken en vliegveiligheid. (nl)
  • Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. A recipient of the Military Order of William, he was one of only four Dutch pilots to dogfight the Japanese in the Battle of Java. (en)
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  • Gerard Bruggink (en)
  • Gerard Bruggink (nl)
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  • Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (en)
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