Fokker D.XXI LVA registration 244

History

    * 03.04.39 Delivered to LVA
    * .39 To 1e JaVA
    * 10.05.40 3:55 De Kooij - 7:00 Schophol then De Kooij Wmr W. Hateboer, Take off General Alert with 11 aircraft. Van der Stok (234) Van Zuijnel (223) and Hateboer chase He-111's south until Van der Stok orders to return to base. Van Zuijlen did not receive the hand signal and keeps chasing until he is shot down. Hateboer breaks formation at 4:20 to chage a Ju-88 and shoots it above Noordwijkerhout. He lands at Schiphol to refuel and resupply and returns at De Kooij around 7:00
    * 10.05.40 19:15 De Kooij - 19:35 Buiksloot Wmr W. Hateboer, Transfer to 2e JaVA
    * 11.05.40 6:25 Buiksloot - 7:44 Buiksloot Wmr W. Hateboer, Did not meet Fokker C.V 639, so escorted 592 on a recce mission to Arnhem and Ede, together with 212 and 218. Heavy FLAK near Grebbe. 244 heavily damaged.
    * 12.05.40 10:05 Buiksloot - 10:46 Ruigenhoek 2e lt J.W.Th. Bosch, with 221,235,240 and 219 Escort Two Fokker C.V on recce to Moerdijk. Flightcancelled due to appraoch of enemy fighters
    * 12.05.40 13:30 Ruigenhoek - 13:41 Buiksloot 2e lt J.W.Th. Bosch, flight permanent cancelled return to base. 240 stays at Ruigenhoek due to technical problems
    * 12.05.40 16:16 Buiksloot - 17:08 Buiksloot 2e lt J.W.Th. Bosch, with 212, 224, 235, 221 and 219, Mission: Escort 3 Fokker C.X on bombing mission at "De Kuip" Rotterdam. The flight splits up. 3 D.XXI's escort the Fokker C.X (there are actually only 2) to "De Kuip", three escort Two Fokker C.X's to Waalhaven as replacement of the original Fokker G.I escort. No resistance met.
    * 13.05.40 3:58 Buiksloot - 4:52 Buiksloot 2e lt J.W.Th. Bosch, with 219, 240, 235 and 242 Escort four Fokker C.X on bombing mission to Wageningen. D.XXI's strafe troops and artillery. Shot at by a group of Dutch vehicles. Route: Amsterdam - Loosdrecht - De Bilt - Doorn - Grebbe same route back.
    * 14.05.40 7:05 Buiksloot - 7:44 Schiphol Wmr W. Hateboer, with 240, 236, 221 and 242 Patrol area Odijk - Zeist - De Bilt - Groenekan - Utrecht. Primairy target: air targets secondairy targets: any ground target. Land at Schiphol. No enemies met, heavy friendly fire. 236 lands undamaged near Breukelen due to engine trouble.
    * 14.05.40 Burned at Schiphol by own troops