Jacob van Helsdingen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Helsdingen, not Helsdingen.
Jacob Pieter van Helsdingen
Born(1907-03-07)7 March 1907
Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
Died7 March 1942(1942-03-07) (aged 35)
Lembang, Java
AllegianceNetherlands
Service years1941 – 1942
RankCaptain
Unit2-VLG-V
Conflicts
AwardsMilitary William Order

Jacob Pieter van Helsdingen (7 March 1907 – 7 March 1942) was a pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. Van Helsdingen 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.

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