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I'm seeking to gather first hand experiences of Dutch Navy personnel flying with the Marineluchtvaartdienst / Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service in the East Indies in 1941-42, both flight and ground personnel, or family members who have stories to tell. Dornier Do 24K X-boats, Consolidated...

Along with No. 36 Squadron they were flying Vickers Wildebeast biplanes for torpedo dropping against ships. Both squadrons were evacuated to Java and there the surviving crews became POWs. Check out the very excellent FEPOW website on the net... British and commonwealth Far East POWs and a...

Yes, by all means, the approx date is useful. Two possible periods... [1] Early 1942, not later than early May - could have been a USAAF pilot. All Navy were gone to the NEI by mid January. Reference for the USAAF people, see William Bartch, Doomed from the Start. This is the best study of...

German / Dutch to English the machinery is well oiled, Russian a little rusty; can work in Polish, Czech, Danish to English as well in a pinch.