List of Famous people with last name Zanten

Ida Laura Veldhuyzen van Zanten

First Name Ida

Last Name Zanten

Born on June 22, 1911

Died on October 19, 2000 (aged 89)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, South Holland

Ida Laura Veldhuyzen van Zanten was a Dutch pilot and social worker who was a member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War and a pilot in the British Air Transport Auxiliary. She was the only woman to receive the Vliegerkruis, the Airman's Cross.

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Jaap Veldhuyzen van Zanten

First Name Jaap

Born on February 5, 1927

Died on March 27, 1977 (aged 50)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, South Holland

Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. As captain of the KLM Boeing 747, he died in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history.

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