1941-08-30-Loss of Hudson V9063 (Bakker)

1941-08-30 The loss of Hudson V9063 NO-M (Bakker)

Crash site: Force-landed on the North Sea, 85 km West of Kristiansand. Also referred to as 'near Kristiansund', which is 600 km North of the Lista peninsula.

Crash cause: shot down by enemy Bf-109 fighters

Two of the five men crew were rescued by the Germans, after about five hours in the cold water. They were taken POW, and survived the War.

Hudson NO-M was one of three 320 Squadron Hudsons lost on this day. The flight of four Hudsons was led by Off Vl Heije Schaper. Near Mandal in Southern Norway, 60 km Southwest of Kristansand, a vessel was attacked from an altitude of 50 ft. One hit, leading to fire, was observed on the aft deck. Directly after this, the four aircraft broke formation and made their way home. Schaper choose to fly towards Norway first, so as to be able to make use of the sparse cloud cover he could find. He assumed that the others would follow, but they did not. The other three aircraft are assumed to have choosen a direct flight path home, that offered no cloud protection on that day and time. The aircraft could not communicate by radio. They became sitting ducks in a clear sky for the fast German fighters. Two of the 13 crew in the three Hudsons were rescued from the sea by the Germans. All others remained missing-in-action. Only Off Vl H. Schaper brought home his crew & craft.

Source: H. Schaper in R. de Winter & E. van Loo, "Luchtmachtbevelhebbers geportretteerd 1954-2005", KLu, 2006, p. 61-62.

Name	1. Deen, Klaas					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet


K. Deen Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50
Rank	Ltz 2kl, F/Lt., Obs
Decorations	None known
Born	21/7/1916	Place	Groningen, Groningen, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9063 'Islawreker'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down by Ltn. H. Ehrler with Bf.109 from I./JG77 from Sola airfield				age	25
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	Force-landed North Sea, 85 km West of Kristiansand, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	not in register, but nevertheless remembered in Runnymede
Other crew	2. Marinier 1kl H.J. Heeren, Ag - MIA 3. Seinersmaat E.H. Chateau, Wop - MIA 4. F/Lt. W. Bakker, Pilot - rescued from the sea, POW 5. Sgt. C.E. van Huijstee, Ag - rescued from the sea, POW
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	Runnymede Airforce Memorial panel 29 See Memorial Roll Database
GB arrival	31/5/1940 with Dutch vessel 'Batavier II' from Cherbourg, France, after an escape from Holland on 16/5/1940
Remarks	Two crew rescued by German He.59 floatplane Ltz 2kl K. Deen swam away from the ditch site, but did not survive Before the war, Klaas Deen was employed by the Holland America Line as 3rd mate. See HAL war memorial. See Memorial Roll Database
Data confusion	OGS: Christiansund

Name	2. Heeren, Hubertus Johannes					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet


H.J. Heeren Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50
Rank	Marinier 1kl, Sgt.				Stb.Nr. M.4925
Decorations	None known
Born	14/8/1916	Place	Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9063 'Islawreker'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down by Ltn. H. Ehrler with Bf.109 from I./JG77 from Sola airfield				age	25
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	Force-landed North Sea, 85 km West of Kristiansand, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Ltz 2kl K. Deen, Obs - MIA 3. Seinersmaat E.H. Chateau, Wop - MIA 4. F/Lt. W. Bakker, Pilot - rescued from the sea, POW 5. Sgt. C.E. van Huijstee, Ag - rescued from the sea, POW
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival
Remarks	Two crew rescued by German He.59 floatplane
Data confusion	OGS: Christiansund

Name	3. Chateau, Eddy Herman					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet


E.H. Chateau Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50
Rank	Seinersmaat, Cpl.
Decorations	None known
Born	11/7/1915	Place	Paramaribo, Suriname, NWI
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9063 'Islawreker'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down by Ltn. H. Ehrler with Bf.109 from I./JG77 from Sola airfield				age	26
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	Force-landed North Sea, 85 km West of Kristiansand, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Ltz 2kl K. Deen, Obs - MIA 2. Marinier 1kl H.J. Heeren, Ag - MIA 4. F/Lt. W. Bakker, Pilot - rescued from the sea, POW 5. Sgt. C.E. van Huijstee, Ag - rescued from the sea, POW
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival
Remarks	Two crew rescued by German He.59 floatplane
Data confusion	OGS: Christiansund

This account is from oorlogsgravenstichting.nl

Klaas Deen died off Vestbygd Norway

On August 30, 1941, four Lockheed Hudson bombers of RAF 320 Squadron took off from their base in Leuchars (England). They were the aircraft “Asahan”, “Moesi”, “Waalhaven” and “Isla Wreker”.

The intended target was a convoy that would stop off the Norwegian south coast. The sinking of the enemy ships should have been a present for Queen Wilhelmina, who had her birthday the following day, August 31.

The convoy was not found. However, a few days earlier at the shoal "Færøyflua" an abandoned freighter was found, the 2288 gross register tons measuring s.s. Troyburg. This ship was bombed, with only one of the twelve bombs dropped detonating on the target.

However, the four aircraft had already been tracked on their way to their target by the German anti-aircraft defenses, which immediately alerted the fighter pilots at the nearby airfield.

After the bombing, three of the four aircraft immediately turned around in order to fly back to Leuchars via the shortest route. The fourth aircraft, the “Asahan”, flew a short distance within the coast to the east and made a large turn to the south before also turning back.

The three aircraft that returned immediately were intercepted shortly after the bombing by the alerted German Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighters from Lister airfield.

With the help of directional shots from the Flak at Vestbygd, these fighters were guided further to their target, which they found within a few minutes. The Moesi and the Waalhaven were fired upon and these aircraft crashed into the sea. The entire crew lost their lives. The Isla Avenger made an emergency landing on water, after which two of the crew members would eventually be rescued. The remaining crew members of the Isla Avenger were killed.

The following 12 Dutch people did not survive this mission:

Aircraft Moesi (I) V9065 NO-R, Lockheed Hudson Mk 3, in service from 18-7-1941

Linden van der, Paulus Jacobus Christiaan, born 21-2-1921 in Leiden, Telegraphist mate

Os van, Krijn, born 23-6-1913 in Waddinxveen, sailor aircraft mechanic III

Prager, Henri Carlo, born 22-8-1916 in Tangunan, Off. Flyer II

Weber, Jacobus, born 29-7-1917 in Rotterdam, Off. Kite III

Aircraft Isla Wreker V9063 NO-M, Lockheed Hudson Mk 3, in service from 3-7-1941

Chateau, Eddy Herman, born 11-7-1915 in Paramaribo, Seinersmaat

Deen, Klaas, born 21-7-1916 in Groningen, Ltz II

Heeren, Hubertus Johannes, born 14-8-1916 in Amsterdam, Marine I

Device Waalhaven T9380 NO-H, Lockheed Hudson Mk 2, in service from 22-2-1941

Bielfeldt, Johan Pieter Jurgen, born 23-11-1910 in Rotterdam, sergeant aviator

Hendriks-Jansen, Stephan, born 23-11-1906 in Velp, Ltz II

Moll, Hendrikus Johannes, born 04-5-1917 in Ede, corporal pilot

Recourt, Ary Antoon, born 18-4-1914 in Den Helder, Matroos I

Smidt, Romke, born 04-6-1920 in Rinsumageest, Sailor III

The place where the aircraft came down is roughly shown in the following image.

320 Sqn Loss off Norway 1941-08-30

Source E. van der Most “The Debacle of 320 Squadron on August 30, 1941”, self-published, Gouda August 30, 2021

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