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Captain Cornelis De Jong

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Military service

Age: 32
Rank: Captain
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: 431 Air Demonstration Squadron
Birth: May 20, 1945 Harlingen, Netherlands
Enlistment: October 13, 1963 British Columbia
Death: May 3, 1978 Grand Prairie, Alberta

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Section 106, Plot A, Lot 3
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Son of Johannes and Eelkje (nee de Groot) de Jong of Edmonton, Alberta. Husband of Virgina Sue (nee Philips) de Jong and father of Jeffrey N. and Clifford Patrick de Jong of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Captain de Jong was a member of the Snowbirds aerobatic team and flew as the Lead Solo. He was killed during an air show in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

MOOSE JAW (RESTHAVEN MEMORIAL GARDENS) Saskatchewan, Canada

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