Date of birth:

May 10th, 1916 (Jaarsveld, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

February 9th, 1945 (over Tienen, Belgium)

Buried on:

Dutch War Graves Rusthof

Nationality:

Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Adriaan Manschot was as an Officier-Vlieger 3e. kl, Royal Dutch Navy Reserves, placed with a group Dornier Do 24 Flying Boats, when war broke out in the Dutch East Indies in December 1941. After the capitulation of the Dutch East Indien Forces, he was transferred to England and placed with No. 320 Squadron.
He was killed op February 9th, 1945 over Tienen, Belgium when his Mitchell FW 212 collided with Mitchell FR 165, both form No. 320 Squadron.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Offivier-vlieger der derde Klasse

Awarded on:

February 24th, 1944

Citation:
"For showing personal courage, initiative and excellent devotion to the duty during the attack by Japanese fighters on the Flying Boats of our Naval Air Service, moared at the flyingcamp Tondano on December 26th, 1941, by going al by himself into the water to help wounded people to evacuate the damaged planes."

Royal Decree No. 1, dated February 24th, 1944.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Offivier-vlieger der derde Klasse

Unit:

No. 320 (R.D.N.A.S.) Squadron

Awarded on:

July 13th, 1944

• Photo 1: Pauline L. van Till
• - MEIJER, H.G. & VIS, R., Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997.
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