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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jacob Pieter van Helsdingen (7 March 1907 - 7 March 1942) was a pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force.Jacob and August Deibel were the most successful Dutch pilots on the Brewster F2A fighter. He was twice awarded the Military William Order for bravery in battle.Van Helsdingen's squadron arrived in Singapore on 9 December 1941 with 9-12 Brewster Buffaloes and was stationed at Kallang Airfield.They first went into action on January 12, 1942, during a Japanese air raid over Singapore. At 10:00 hours, a formation of Japanese bombers appeared, escorted by five Ki-27 Nates. They were intercepted by three Dutch Buffaloes, who succeeded in chasing them away, damaging one of the bombers. When they returned in the afternoon, van Helsdingen and two other pilots were scrambled to intercept them, encountering nine Ki-27s. Four of them were shot down, one by van Helsdingen, with the Dutch losing one Buffalo. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Terrence James VictorinoPublisher: Log Press Imprint: Log Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.091kg ISBN: 9786138157335ISBN 10: 6138157338 Pages: 52 Publication Date: 01 November 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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