About me

I am David van Coolwijk, a world war 2 aviation buff. In 2018 I started my research on Halifax JB803 in Muiden and later I researched Lancaster ED706 in Almere. Not much was known about the crashes and no information about the crews was available. After an intensive search of 2 years I found 6 of the families of Halifax JB803 and all the relatives of Lancaster ED706.

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I also have an archive of several meters containing information of almost every RAF crash in the Netherlands.

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I work closley together with Ger Boogmans, an expert in RAF research. He has been a great help and inspiration to finish my 2 projects.

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I am a father of 3 and married to Charlotte.