Royal Air Force, archive of Dutch pilot Marinus L. van den Brink (1923-1945)

1943-45. 60 items, incl. a.o.: (1) Various manuscript letters addressed to Van den Brink w. instructions by senior officers. Also some typescript letters by a.o. Consulate-General der Nederlanden and some used envelopes. (2) Royal Air Foirce Route. Filled-out form with orders, dated 7-7-1943. (3) Other filled-out forms related to the RAF, incl. travel permits, leave forms and medical examinations. (4) Signals, Basic Training Manual for the official use of the air cadets of Canada. Ed. by V.A. Pope. Toronto, 1943. -and other titles, incl.regulations, German phrases and instructions.

Marinus L. van den Brink (1923-1945) was an "Engelandvaarder" who escaped the Netherlands in 1942 via Stockholm and was admitted to the RAF on 4 January 1943. He died on 18 May 1945 during an emergency landing near Abroath. (total 60 in 1 binder)