1941-12-02-Loss of Hudson V9036 (Dolman)

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1941-12-02 The loss of Hudson V9036 NO-O (Dolman)

Crash site: on land near Elle, Lista peninsula, Norway

Crash cause: shot down by enemy fighter aircraft

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Name	1. Bom, Antoon					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

A. Bom Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50				photo OGS

Rank	Marinier 2kl, Ac1., Ag				Stb.Nr. M.5145
Decorations	None known
Born	17/8/1918	Place	Amsterdam, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9036 NO-O 'Makassar'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol
Status	KIA, aircraft shot down by Ltn. E. Habermann with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield (see Kracker Luftwaffe Archive on this site)				age	23
Missing	2/12/1941	Place	on land near Elle, Lista peninsula, Norway
Buried	Initially in a group grave near the crash site. Reburied Erehof Vestre Gravlund, Volvat, Oslo, Norway, grave I/3
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	2. Off Vl 2kl MLD J.D. Dolman, Pilot - KIA 3. Korp Vl H.W. de Lijn, Obs - KIA 4. Sgt Telegr MLD K. van Tongeren, Wop - KIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival
Remarks
Data confusion	Usually reported as crashed at sea, crew buried near Vanse, which is 8 km South of Elle

Name	2. Dolman, Jan Dirk					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

J.D. Dolman Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50				Photo OGS

Rank	Off Vl 2kl MLD, P/O., Pilot
Decorations	None known
Born	12/6/1911	Place	Beusichem, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9036 NO-O 'Makassar'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol
Status	KIA, aircraft shot down by Ltn. E. Habermann with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield				age	30
Missing	2/12/1941	Place	on land near Elle, Lista peninsula, Norway
Buried	Initially in a group grave near the crash site. Reburied Erehof Vestre Gravlund, Volvat, Oslo, Norway, grave I/4
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Marinier 2kl A. Bom, Ag - KIA 3. Korp Vl H.W. de Lijn, Obs - KIA 4. Sgt Telegr MLD K. van Tongeren, Wop - KIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival
Remarks
Data confusion	Usually reported as crashed at sea, crew buried near Vanse, which is 8 km South of Elle

Name	3. Lijn, Hendrikus Wilhelmus de					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

H.W. de Lijn Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50				Photo OGS

Rank	Korp Vl MLD, Cpl., Obs				Stb.Nr. 15670
Decorations	None known
Born	16/5/1917	Place	Amsterdam, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9036 NO-O 'Makassar'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol
Status	KIA, aircraft shot down by Ltn. E. Habermann with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield				age	24
Missing	2/12/1941	Place	on land near Elle, Lista peninsula, Norway
Buried	Initially in a group grave near the crash site. Reburied Erehof Vestre Gravlund, Volvat, Oslo, Norway, grave I/5
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Marinier 2kl A. Bom, Ag - KIA 2. Off Vl 2kl MLD J.D. Dolman, Pilot - KIA 4. Sgt Telegr MLD K. van Tongeren, Wop - KIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival	31/5/1940 with Dutch vessel 'Batavier II' from Cherbourg, France, after an escape from Holland on 16/5/1940
Remarks
Data confusion	Usually reported as crashed at sea, crew buried near Vanse, which is 8 km South of Elle

Name	4. Tongeren, Klasinus van					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

K. van Tongeren Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50				Photo OGS

Rank	Sgt Telegr MLD, Sgt., Wop
Decorations	Bronzen Leeuw, DFM
Born	2/12/1912	Place	Kesteren, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9036 NO-O 'Makassar'
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol
Status	KIA, aircraft shot down by Ltn. E. Habermann with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield				age	29
Missing	2/12/1941	Place	on land near Elle, Lista peninsula, Norway
Buried	Initially in a group grave near the crash site. Reburied Erehof Vestre Gravlund, Volvat, Oslo, Norway, grave I/6
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Marinier 2kl A. Bom, Ag - KIA 2. Off Vl 2kl MLD J.D. Dolman, Pilot - KIA 3. Korp Vl H.W. de Lijn, Obs - KIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival	31/5/1940 with Dutch vessel 'Batavier II' from Cherbourg, France, after an escape from Holland on 16/5/1940
Remarks	He was married. He died on his 29^th birthday Bronzen Kruis met Eervolle Vermelding, 15/11/1940; later ingetrokken en vervangen door de Bronzen Leeuw Voor uitstekende daden in tijd van oorlog voor het Vaderland bedreven, te weten: ingedeeld zijnde als telegrafist-mitrailleurschutter aan boord van Ons vliegtuig R7, hetwelk tot taak had in de nacht van 15 op 16 October 1940 vanuit Engeland naar het door den vijand bezette Nederland te vliegen en aldaar te landen op een der meeren teneinde een voor den geheimen dienst belangrijke opdracht uit te voeren, door zijn bekwaam en voortvarend optreden in hoge mate bijgedragen tot het uitvoeren van de gevaarvolle opdracht. Distinguished Flying Medal, 10/1/1941 Lieutenant Schaper, Sub-Lieutenant Ritte and Corporal Van Tongeren were pilot, navigator and wireless operator gunner respectively of a Fokker seaplane detailed to undertake a special mission of the very greatest importance involving unusual preparation courage and initiative of a high order. Moreover the operation involved landing and taking off in enemy territory at night without assistance of any kind. Intense opposition from machine guns and searchlights was encountered at a height of less than 100 feet. Sub-Lieutenant Ritte received the entire bust of tracer bullets at point blank range. Fortunately the burst was deflectedby the bomb sight but splinters sprayed this officer's legs, face, hands and chest. Corporal Van Tongeren displayed extreme coolness and qualities of a high order in keeping his gun in action depite the fact that he was wounded in his leg and had his gun nocked out of his hands. Lieutenant Schaper succeeded, by his determination and courage, in bringing his severely damaged aircraft back to base with both members of his crew wounded. Although suffering from loss of blood, Sub-Lieutenant Ritte continued to navigate the aircraft and so enabled his pilot to make a safe landing in the most difficult circumstances. Lieutenant Schaper, Sub-Lieutenant Ritte and Corporal Van Tongeren formed a team whose perfect co-operation alone enabled them to extricate themselves from what might have been a hopeless situation.
Data confusion	Usually reported as crashed at sea, crew buried near Vanse, which is 8 km South of Elle. OGS: no decorations mentioned on headstone

Initial group grave of the Dolman crew; cross with text in German. Two of the four were identified at the time, and by the Germans. We assume this grave to be on the Lista peninsula, close to the crash site at Elle. Author believes to see the following text:

Grab vom eine engl. Flgz. Besatzung.

Abgestürzt am 2.12.1941 bei Elle

Unreadible, very short name, last letter M > Ac1 A. Bom

C?pl De Lijn (H.W. de Lijn was indeed Corporal)

und zwei unbekannte Soldaten.

This would indicate that A. Bom and H.W. de Lijn were identified by the Germans at the time. Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

'Uit een van de gesprekken destijds met de dochter Van Tongeren kwam o.a. naar voren dat zij en haar moeder begin vijftiger jaren een bezoek hebben gebracht aan het graf. Daar hebben ze gesproken met een ooggetuige van de crash die vertelde dat hij - de ooggetuige - vrij snel ter plaatse was op de crash locatie. En daar verschillende slachtoffers uit de wrakstukken had gehaald. Deze ooggetuige vertelde aan hen dat hij snel moest handelen daar de Duitsers al onderweg waren. Deze Noor had bewaard en aan mevrouw Van Tongeren gegeven restanten van de matrozenmutsband 'Koninklijke Marine' die van de een van de slachtoffers afkomstig waren. Of deze ook toebehoord hadden aan K. van Tongeren was niet duidelijk maar mevrouw Van Tongeren had ze in grote dankbaarheid aanvaard en altijd beschouwd als waren die stukjes mutsband van haar man geweest.'

Source: Rob Venema, email 29/12/2005

If the eyewitness report is accurate, it seems to indicate the following:

Bodies could be removed from the wreck by a civilian on land, meaning:

A. The aircraft crashed on land, not at sea near the shore.

B. The aircraft was not on fire.

C. The aircraft did not dive in; the fuselage was relatively intact on the ground.

Then it is tempting to conclude that the crew may have tried to emergency-land the aircraft.

A small churchyard with a village church, possibly in Elle or close to this village. The cross on the left marks the initial grave of the Dolman crew. Photo taken by Mrs. Van Tongeren, shorly after the War. Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Map 16. Elle, on the Lista peninsula, Southern Norway Crash area of the Dolman crew. The site has not been pinpointed.

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