Date of birth:

May 14th, 1915 (Meppel, Netherlands)

Date of death:

June 1st, 1943 (Gulf of Biskaje, o/b airplane Ibis DC-3 G-AGBB)

Nationality:

Dutch

De Koning served as a pilot for KLM and was shot down by a German patrol over the Bay of Biscay on the Lisbon-Bristol route on June 1, 1943 during the Bristol-Lisbon scheduled service.
Dirk de Koning was awarded the Pilot's Cross by Prince Bernhard on June 15, 1942 for his services as a reserve first lieutenant in the RAF 320 Squadron. In 1943 he posthumously received this award for a second time.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

2e piloot KLM

Awarded on:

June 24th, 1943

Recommendation:
He has distinguished himself on April 19, 1943, when the KLM aircraft he was flying over the Atlantic Ocean was suddenly attacked and fired upon by six enemy war planes, by courageously, tactfully and skillfully evading further attacks by the enemy so his aircraft could land safely.


Royal Decree no.2

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Reserve-Eerste Luitenant-Vlieger

Unit:

No. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

May 28th, 1942

• Photo 1: IN MEMORIAM, De Oud-Kwekelingen van de Kweekschool voor de Zeevaart te Amsterdam 1939-1945, Derde herziene uitgave 2020
• - POLDERMAN, K. & RUITER, H. DE, IN MEMORIAM, VOK, Amsterdam, 2020.
  - Dirk de Koning | Oorlogsgravenstichting
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Memorial Naval College

Amsterdam - North Holland