Rudi Kappel

Rudi Kappel
Rudi Kappel in front of his Aero Commander 520
Born
Ronald Elwin Kappel

(1926-11-08)8 November 1926
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died6 October 1959(1959-10-06) (aged 32)
Paloemeu, Surinam
Other namesSonny Kappel[1]
Occupation(s)Pilot, business owner
Known forCo-founder of Surinam Airways, Zorg en Hoop Airport and Rudi Kappel Airstrip

Ronald "Rudi" Elwin Kappel (8 November 1926 – 6 October 1959) was a Surinamese pilot. He was one of the founders of Luchtvaartbedrijf Kappel-Van Eyck which is now called Surinam Airways, the first airline in Suriname.[2] He also helped construct the Zorg en Hoop Airport, and the Rudi Kappel Airstrip. Kappel died in an air crash near Paloemeu.

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  2. ^ "Nickerie's Majoor Henk Fernandes vliegveld voor de zoveelste keer grote plannen". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2022.