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Old 11th March 2008, 12:32
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Re: Fokker S.9 - evacuation to France

Hello Robert,

From the same source as above:

'On 15/05/1940 the 19 aircraft took off for Chartres. They had no maps and had to rely on a oral route description given by the French. which worked out well until they reached Dieppe, where they encountered heavy fog. The group, which was flying in a formation of three flights, broke apart.

One flight commander lost four planes and landed with the remaining three at Caen. the other aircraft landed on a meadow near Héricourt-sur-Samson.

A French officer gave them [the flight which landed in Caen? or the other aircraft?] information where to go and they took off again.

Shortly after take-off the S-IX of res-sgt vlieger C.J. van Hulzen and res-sgt leerling-vlieger C.Sitters crashed. Both were consumed by flames.

In the afternoon of 16/05/1940 the biplanes finally reached Caen. in the evening hours 17 Dutch training aircraft were counted. Two days later the car colonne from Souburg arrived, under command of kapitein Nieuwenhuis.'
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