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Could you imagine the -109 driver explaining what happened to him?!?
I think this was a different attack, as it mentiones 7 D.XXI's and sgt Roos flew with 3 D.XXI's.from my sources Marcel. Not sure if its the same.
May 10, 1940: After the landing of German transport planes at Waalhaven airport from Schipol airport, an attempt was made by the Dutch defenders to destroy the invaders. Three T-5 bombers escorted by 7 D-21 fighters performed a successful raid and destroyed several Junkers on the ground. The aircrew of II(J)./TrGr 186 had a busy day, shooting down 8 Fokker D-21s - one by Ofw. Kurt Ubben and 2 by Uffz. Herbert Kaiser of 5(J)./TrGr 186 - but lost one Bf 109 near Den Helder and a Bf 109 to ground fire near Borkum. Oblt. Dieter Robitzsch, staffelkapitaen of 5(J)./TrGr 186 was shot down by a D-21, flown by Lt. Jan van Overest and crash landed on De Koy airfield where he was taken prisoner. D-21s from Ja V.A. from De Koy gave the Luftwaffe trouble as they were able to shoot down 4 Bf 109s and harrassed most of the airbourne operations over the Dutch airfields.
I don't have much else. It would seem - and I am assuming - that it would possibly be within the first week of 10 May. I don't have any Dutch flight attacking the bridges, just protecting airfields. But I can check for which units were at Waalhaven.
From an article by Heink J van Overest (Air International October 1977).
Yeah, I don't suppose someone could find the german side of this incident? Would be interesting.
That would be funny, because on May 11th the dutch only had about 10 fighters operationalThe german side of the incident:"They where 20 planes on my tail and after shooting down 19 the last plane gone kamikaze on me..."
That would be funny, because on May 11th the dutch only had about 10 fighters operational
Just 10 fighters...wow...talking about air superiority....
Thanks Marcel. I didn't have the numbers for 11 May.