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- Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force. A recipient of the Military Order of William, he was one of only four Dutch pilots to dogfight the Japanese in the Battle of Java. Born in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Bruggink followed a Catholic seminary. He met his wife, Corien, while serving in the Dutch East Indies and they were married in January 1942. A replica B-339C Brewster Buffalo (B-3107) was built in July 2008 and delivered to the National Military Museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands, carrying the markings of the plane flown by Bruggink. (en)
- Gerardus Meinardus (Gerard, Gerry) Bruggink (Tubbergen, 4 augustus 1917 - (Alabama), 5 december 2005) was een Nederlandse vlieger die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Nederlands-Indië tegen de Japanners vocht. Na de oorlog was hij in de Verenigde Staten inspecteur van vliegtuigongelukken en vliegveiligheid. (nl)