Date of birth:

July 20th, 1915 (Renkum, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

February 11th, 1942 (Javasea)

Mentioned on:

Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning

Service number:

17476

Nationality:

Dutch

Pieter Johannes de Ru served as Sergeant Pilot on the Dornier Do 24 X-29 of the Dutch Royal Navy Air Force when the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the Javasea on February 11th, 1942. Pieter de Ru was one of the three crewmembers who failed to escape when the plane went down.

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• Photo: Kees de Ru
  
• - Pieter Johannis de Ru
  - Pieter Johannes de Ru | Erelijst van Gevallenen 1940-1945
  - 10. De laatste vlucht van de X-29 | Dornier Do-24K
  

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