Fokker D.XXI LVA registration 212

History

    * 26.05.38 First flight
    * 22.07.38 Delivered to LVA
    * .09.38 Stationed at Schiphol
    * 11.01.40 To 1-V-2
    * 10.05.40 3:45 Ypenburg - 3:48 Ypenburg 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, The leader (246) tried his guns, which did not work. He landed and switched to the 215 of (supposed to be flown by the No. 3 of the flight). Van der Vaart did not understand he should go on and landed also. Started again while the bombs were falling.
    * 10.05.40 3:51 - 4:50 Shiphol 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, Lost his leader in the fight. Had to look for a nearby field to land and went to Schiphol. Shot a Do-17 near Kagerplassen. Engine damaged. Landed at Schiphol with engine stall. Repaired
    * 10.05.40 16:00 Schiphol - 16:08 Buiksloot 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, Flown to Buiksloot to combine remains of 1e JaVA and 2e JaVA
    * 11.05.40 6.25 Buiksloot - 7.44 Buiksloot 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, With 218 and 244 Escort Fokker C.V 639 to Geldersche Vallei for recce
    * 12.05.40 5:29 Buiksloot - 5:48 Ruigenhoek 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, With 221 and 236 Landed at Ruigenhoek because the C.V were not yet ready
    * 12.05.40 6:15 Ruigenhoek - 7:10 Buiksloot 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, With 221 and 236 Escort Fokker C.V 592, 605, 619 and 621 on bombing mission to Delft. No encounters
    * 12.05.40 16:16 Buiksloot - 17:08 Buiksloot 1Lt-vl N.W. Sluyter, With 244, 224, 235, 221 and 219 Escort C.X's on bombing mission to Feyenoord stadion Rotterdam. Since G.I's which should escort C.X's to Waalhaven did not show up, the group splitted into 2 groups of 3 to each escort one flight of C.X's, one going to Feyenoord Stadion, the other to Waalhaven. No encounters in the air.
    * 13.05.40 Morning: being repaired
    * 13.05.40 11:34 Buiksloot - 12:30 Buiksloot 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, With 224, 236, 240 and 242 Excort 4 Fokker C.X's on bombing mission on road between Grebbe and Wageningen. Fighter at at life targets. Heavy AAA.
    * 14.05.40 10.45 Schiphol - 11:23 Schiphol 2lt-vl A.M. van de Vaart, With 219, 224, 221 and 235 Patrol Breukelen, De Bilt, Wijk bij Duurstede Ijsselstein - North to Schiphol. No encounters
    * 14.05.40 Burned at Schiphol by own troops