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Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk c. 1919 - 1941

Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk was born circa 1919 to Harold Van Buskirk, and died at age 21 years old on November 8, 1941 in Germany. Douglas Van Buskirk was buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve, Kreis-Kleve County, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk.

Douglas Byrd Van Buskirk

circa 1919

November 8, 1941

Germany

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1919

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Birthday

circa 1919

Birthdate

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Military Service

An American citizen who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force before the United States entered World War II. He held the rank of Flying Officer. According to a newspaper clipping attached to his Find-A-Grave memorial (56038969), Pilot Officer Van Buskirk was reported "missing after an operational flight over enemy territory on Nov. 7."
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Pilot Officer in Royal Canadian Air Force.
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1941

Death

November 8, 1941

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killed in action

Cause of death

Germany
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Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Kleve, Kreis-Kleve County, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
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Mary Vail

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04/26/2013

Douglas Van Buskirk, c1939

Douglas,beside an ancient bi-plane (I think). Douglas volunteered in the Canadian Air Force at the beginning of WWII. According to family history, he was lost in a mission over Germany.

Date & Place: circa 1930 in Canada

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Robert Vaughn

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10/21/2017

Not positive, but appears to be a WWI era SE5a observation plane used by the Brits (mainly). That would date the photo to 1914-17 era. Also, it appears under his left elbow a portion of some kind of insignia (be it unit or individual) painted on side of plane. Clothing is definitely ca. WW1 not 2. While photo may have been taken in the '30's, this isn't what he flew.

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Roxy Triebel

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10/07/2019

The airplane in the photo is a Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny". Thousands of these were manufactured during World War I for use as trainers. According to Wikipedia, the Royal Canadian Air Force was also using them as trainers during World War I. I can't see any markings on the plane in the photo, but it's possible that Canada was still using JN-4s to train pilots as late as World War II.

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