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About 200 Dutch pilots succesfully went through the pilot training at Jackson Army Air Base. About 150 of them returned to Australia to fight the Japanese and the other 50 pilots joined the Royal Navy.
From these 50, more than half didn't survive. Pilot training in itself was dangerous also. This is the memorial at Jackson Army Air Base for the Dutch pilots who didn't survive training . Marco
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Around 1943, a little booklet was printed at Jackson Army Air Base.
I scanned it, hopefully it is of interest. Marco
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The next 5 pages.
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The next 5 photo's.
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And the last photo from the booklet.
Marco
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Thanks for this background info! The booklet is very interesting. Here is some info about the Lockheed 12 L2-36: Lockheed L2-36.jpg Quote:
Of the remaining aircraft, several went to Australia, whereas L2-36/46 were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School which had been established in Jackson, MS to provide training to Dutch crews. In 1943 the school was closed and the aircraft were dispersed. L2-36 went to the KLM in the West Indies as PJ-AKC. L2-38, L2-45 and L2-46 had registrations PJ-AKD, PJ-AKE and PJ-AKF reserved for them but these were not taken up. Instead they went to Great Britain to join the 1316 Dutch Communication Flight of the RAF. Eventually these four aircraft found their way to the Netherlands where they served with the LSK as resp. T-1, T-2, T-3 and T-4. Of these T-2 was eventually displayed in Denmark as L2-38 before going to the Soesterberg Museum in The Netherlands as L2-100 where it is being restored." Lockheed12A_L2-38.jpg
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