BOELS, Hendrik
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rank: F/Sgtstatus: survived
airforce: RAF (no: 1424945 )
born: 1924-06-24 Ostend Belgium
added by: Adrian Dwyer
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Hendrik 'Bouly' Boels escaped to the UK when the Germans invaded Belgium in May 1940. Immediately after his18th birthday he enlisted in the RAFVR and started training at 17 ITW (19/09/1942) followed by 6 EFTS (08/01/1943) and 2 ACDC (05/03/1943). He was sent to Canada for further training: starting wth PDC-Ottawa (24/03/1943), then attending 31 EFTS (19/04/1943) and 34 SFTS (14/06/1943). He was promoted to Sergeant on 1 October 1943.
He returned to the UK and was held at 7 PRC from 29 October 1943 until 28 March 1944. From there he joining 5(P) AFU followed by 53 OTU on 23 May1944. Promoted F/Sgt, Boels joined 350 (Belgian) Squadron on 27 July 1944. He was commissioned in 1946, and left the RAFVR, but stayed with the Belgian Air ForceReserve and joined SABENA.
Hendrik Boels died on 8 May 1958.
His claims in combat are :
19/04/1945 1 FW-190 Destroyed on the ground Lauenburg
01/05/1945 1 FW-190 Ludwiglust area
01/05/1945 1 FW-190 Ludwiglust area
15/08/1944 1/2 share V-1
(Info: André Bar)
He returned to the UK and was held at 7 PRC from 29 October 1943 until 28 March 1944. From there he joining 5(P) AFU followed by 53 OTU on 23 May1944. Promoted F/Sgt, Boels joined 350 (Belgian) Squadron on 27 July 1944. He was commissioned in 1946, and left the RAFVR, but stayed with the Belgian Air ForceReserve and joined SABENA.
Hendrik Boels died on 8 May 1958.
His claims in combat are :
19/04/1945 1 FW-190 Destroyed on the ground Lauenburg
01/05/1945 1 FW-190 Ludwiglust area
01/05/1945 1 FW-190 Ludwiglust area
15/08/1944 1/2 share V-1
(Info: André Bar)
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