Dutch Fokker ( with Dutch crew ) landing on a lake - 1940

[paul peters]

Go to www.go2war2.nl In Snelzoeken type T.VIIIW. Go. In next screen click on Fokker T.VIIIW (T-8W). You will find three photos of this Fokker.
Merry X-mas,
Paul

[Dennis Peschier]

Hello Adriano,
The information comes from “Englandspiel” by Jelte Rep, ISBN 90 26945612, 1977.
The Englandspiel, or unternehmen Nordpol are the names of a cruel counter intelligence game the Germans played with the Dutch and British services services. 59 Dutch agent were captured by the Germans, only five survived. Hundreds of resistance workers were captured, few returned.
Although the Tjeukermeer pickup was not a part of the Englandspiel, it is described in detail in this book because it was the start of the intelligence game in occupied Holland.

I do not know about any other instances were agent were picked up by plane in Holland. The big problem for the SOE was that Holland had, and has, no real remote area’s.
Hans Herst had been a part of the British Cumberlidge intelligence group. During that time he supposedly witnessed three successful pickups by British seaplanes on the Hollands diep, a wide body of water between Rotterdam and Breda. I have no further information about aircraft involved in these pickups

Dennis

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Paul Peters - Fantastic site! Thanks! I thought the Fokker T.VIIIw was another plane, an earlier Fokker triplane used by KLM during the 30´s...From the photos I can see it was a very rugged aircraft.
Dennis - I do have heard about this book. There is an English version and I am glad to know, thanks to your knowledge on the subject, that there were 3 successful pick-ups by seaplanes on Holland. I do have a huge admiration for this kind of operations carried out mostly by 1419 Flight and later by 138 and 161 Squadrons. I really did not know this kind of operations was carried out by 320 Squadron until reading this old book about Coastal Command. I will carry on my researches on this field. Thank you again for your kind answer and for leading me to other books and fields of knowledge.
I wish both of you and all those who participated on this thread a Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year. I do have met a lot of good people on this Forum and have learned a lot too! Yours,
Adriano

[Dennis Peschier]

Adriano,
Have a look at the book list on this site. It may be of use to you.
http://www.englandspiel.eu/index.htm
Dennis

[mathieu]

Hei Adriano,

Have a look at: www.warbirdnet.com/Flugzeuge/cockpitprofile/web/new%20site/frames2/Deutsche%20Cockpits.htm

Go to wasserflugzeuge and then Fokker t.8w


Regards,

Mathieu

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Hello Mathieu!
Fantastic site! Thanks for sharing! The photos are amazing and it is a MUST for modellers as well.
Yours
Adriano