KNIL pilot/observer Kapitein Paul van Buuren
All objects are personal items of KNIL pilot/observer Kapitein Paul van Buuren. Valuable gift by P. van Buuren's widow to Wings to Victory.
War Remembrance Cross, Medal War and Peace and Dutch Flying Cross.
Dutch version of the British Distinguished Flying Cross(DFC) still in its original box. This one distributed to Dutch pilot Paul van Buuren.
Dutch Flying Cross, issued in the UK by the Dutch Goverment in 1941 as equivalent to the British DFC.
Ribbon Dutch Flying Cross of pilot Capt. Paul van Buuren.
Dutch War Remembrance Cross with three bars.
Ribbon War Remembrance Cross with three bars.
Tie of The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
Medal for peace and order from Paul van Buuren for serving in The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1945 and onwards.
Ribbon for peace and order of Paul van Buuren for serving in The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1945 and onwards.
Pilot-Observer wing bronze The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
Pilot-Observer wing silver Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
Collar sign of The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.
KNIL sign. Worn by Paul van Buuren.
Button of No 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron.
Baumuster DR 2 German navigational computer, used by the Dutch pilots and navigators.
Navigational computer used by Paul van Buuren.
Button ICAO meeting 1948.
Navigational computer used by Paul van Buuren.
Passport of Mr. Paul van Buuren from the seventies.
Mr. Paul van Buuren in the seventies.
Personal logbook of pilot Paul van Buuren. A lot of missions were flown on the B25 Mitchell.
Personal logbook of pilot Paul van Buuren. A lot of Dutch N5- registrations were logged.
Both logbooks can be viewed in the Wings to Victory museum collection.