Plesman, Johan Cornelis "Hans"

Date of birth:: September 8th, 1918 (Zeist, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: June 23rd, 1949 (Bari/Apulia, Italy)
Nationality:: Dutch

Biography

Johan Cornelis Plesman was born on September 8th, 1918 as son to Susanna van Eijk and Albert Plesman, the founder of KLM.

Het served as Reserve-luitenant with the 2e Jachtvliegafdeeling (2e JaVA) at Schiphol in the war of May 1940. During these days in May, Hans Plesman made a total of ten operational sorties with the Fokker D.XXI. During the following German occupation he became a resistance member.

After the Second World War he becam a captain with the KLM and was killed on June 23rd, 1949 at Bari in the crash with Lockheed Constellation "Roermond".

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Bronzen Leeuw (BL)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Reserve-Eerste Luitenant-Vlieger
Unit:: Piloot, 2e Jachtvliegtuigafdeling, 1e Luchtvaartregiment, Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart
Awarded on:: January 4th, 1949

Awarded for air operations from May 10th - 14th, 1940.

KB, 04-01-1949 No. 14, Register 838.

Sources

Photo 1: Beeldbank Defensie 2157_036560
- Hans Plesman / Netwerk Oorlogsbronnen
- Constellation Roermond
- Plesman, J.C. | Onderscheidingen | Defensie.nl