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Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten

1927 - 1977

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Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten (5 February 1927 – 27 March 1977) was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. He was the captain of KLM Flight 4805, and died in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history. He was KLM's chief instructor and commonly appeared on advertising. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten is the 30th most popular pilot (down from 24th in 2019), the 504th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 380th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 30 out of 71. Before him are Vladimir Ilyushin, Amet-khan Sultan, Claire Lee Chennault, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Charles Nungesser, and Janina Lewandowska. After him are Leyla Mammadbeyova, Jacqueline Cochran, Touria Chaoui, Pyotr Nesterov, Blanche Stuart Scott, and Ahmet Ali Çelikten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 197. Before him are Éva Székely, Vladimir Kuts, Gary Bertini, Adolfo Suárez Rivera, Jack Cassidy, and Bernard Fox. After him are Josy Barthel, Mirtha Legrand, Henning Carlsen, Cecil Bødker, Paul Volcker, and Marianne Fredriksson. Among people deceased in 1977, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 120. Before him are Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Henri Langlois, Mirzo Tursunzoda, Rudolf Vytlačil, E. F. Schumacher, and Lūcija Garūta. After him are Rózsa Péter, Martí Ventolrà, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Louis Beel, Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, and Neco.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 504 out of 1,646. Before him are Dick van Dijk (1946), Arnold Houbraken (1660), Henri Nouwen (1932), Memphis Depay (1994), Gerrie Mühren (1946), and Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900). After him are Gysbert Japiks (1603), Willem Kes (1856), Wubbo Ockels (1946), Albert Eckhout (1610), Jan Gies (1905), and Lodewijk van Heiden (1773).

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Among PILOTS In Netherlands

Among pilots born in Netherlands, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten ranks 1. 

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