Date of birth:

June 30th, 1920 (Naarden, The Netherlands)

Date of death:

October 26th, 1995 (Huizen, The Netherlands)

Service number:

89294

Nationality:

Dutch

Ritsaert van den Honert served with No. 611 Squadron and No. 167 Squadron, completing a total of 114 sorties in the Supermarine Spitfire. After this he served with No. 275 Air Sea Rescue Squadron, flying the Supermarine Walrus.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1943

Awarded for rescueing five downed airman.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 275 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

September 4th, 1944

Received for his bold rescue on June 5th, 1944 of a downed airman (Flying Officer Bill Smith, No. 245 Squadron) from the sea under heavy conditions, close to the French coast.

Permission to wear the decorations granted by Royal Decree No. 6, dated September 28th, 1944.

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