AKA Joseph Maurer |
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"Souvenir presented by the N.V. Rotterdamse Aviation Organization Collection of Jean-Pierre Lauwers |
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From Jean-Pierre Lauwers, 4-16-02 The NVVvL, (N. V. Vliegvereniging voor Luchtvaart), was responsable for granting Pilots licenses for Holland...The NVVvL named instructor Archer from the ENV as sportscommissioner. The aviation club ENV (Eerste Nederlandse Vliegvereniging - First Dutch Aviation Organisation), had existed since 29 December 1909 It had been founded by a Doctor P.J. Bossers and some rich industrialists. The first aviators to be instructed by Mr. Archer were : Adriaan Mulder, Henri Bakker and Joseph Maurer, a German (!) who however in Holland had taken the name Jan van Bussel! They were allowed to go for their pilots license flying tests on February 15th. Henri Bakker was the first to be granted license n°1 for The Netherlands. Henri Bakker was granted n°2 and Jan van Bussel, (Joseph Maurer), n°3! They all used the Blériot XI which belonged to the ENV. |
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Early Bird Walter E. Lees Photo from Walter Lees Collection |
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Using the Google search engine on "Jan van Bussel", you will find 22 links. Unfortunately, I couldn't understand any of them. They were all in Dutch. |
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If you have any more information on him or his career, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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