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Boom, van der, George Johan

Date of birth:
August 24th, 1907 (Amsterdam/North Holland, Netherlands)
Date of death:
February 10th, 1942 (Near Cepu/Java, Dutch East Indies)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Lieutenant Commander of the 2nd Class

Van der Boom took off with the on-board aircraft Fokker C XI-w of cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter to Surabaya. The aircraft was shot down by Japanese aircraft near Tjepoe (Central Java) on February 10, 1942.

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