Jan Kuyper, a Dutchman from South Africa, serving in the Naval Air Service as a bombardier, was injured on his first operational flight, just as he was about to unload bombs. He continued to work and made no mention of his injury (his leg was broken) until his plane landed back in England. He was decorated for this, {1940-1945}, air force, navy, military, second world war, injuries, hospitals, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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Jan Kuyper, a Dutchman, South Africa, serving, Naval Air Service, bombardier, injured, first operational flight, unload bombs, continued, work, no mention, injury, leg, broken, plane landed back, England, decorated, {1940-1945}, air force, navy, military, second world war, injuries, hospitals, Netherlands, 20th century, press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography, 1945-1990, visual stories, human history, Twentieth Century, moments in time
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