Officier-vlieger J. Blok

[marco]

Hi Hanno,

Attached is a photo from 1847 Naval Air Squadron.

Source:
Book titled "Van Tirpitz tot Kamikazes"
Author: J.G.Boon van Ochssee.
ISBN 90 6707 502 7

Hope this is of interest.
I'll have a look if I can find more information.

Best regards,

Marco Hogenkamp

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by marco

Attached is a photo from 1847 Naval Air Squadron.

Hi Marco,

Thanks! We have the picture, but I´m not sure if we have all the names so this helps a lot.

Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

From http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk, a picture of Hellcats flying with 1840 Sqn, was was 1847's "sister" Sqn.

Reference Number: A 24533
Photographer: Royal Navy official photographer
Title: THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Collection No.: 4700-01

Description: Formation flying by Dutch pilots of 1840 Squadron in Grumman Hellcats based at Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton, Northern Ireland. The squadron is made up of over 80% Dutch.

Period:Second World War

A_024533.jpg

[marco]

Hanno,

Do you have the book "Dutchies in the air fleet arm"?
ISBN 906720398X
He is in that book also.

Best regards,

Marco

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by marco

Do you have the book "Dutchies in the air fleet arm"?
ISBN 906720398X
He is in that book also.

Marco,

No, I will get a copy. Thanks for the heads up!

M.vr.groet,
Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

From http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk, a picture of Hellcats flying with 1840 Sqn, was was 1847's "sister" Sqn.

Here's the same picture, now scanned from the article "Dutchies in de Fleet Air Arm" in Luchtvaart wereld magazine (Dutch), December 1999.

Caption reeds: "Hellcat formation of 1840 Sqn over Northern Ireland with three Dutch pilots: Jan Boon van Ochssée in JV117 "H", Felix Nauta and Charlie Poublon."

hellcats 1840 sqn.jpg

[Marbeth Wilson]

Originally Posted by marco

Hi Hanno,

Attached is a photo from 1847 Naval Air Squadron.

Source:
Book titled "Van Tirpitz tot Kamikazes"
Author: J.G.Boon van Ochssee.
ISBN 90 6707 502 7

Hope this is of interest.
I'll have a look if I can find more information.

Best regards,

Marco Hogenkamp

Rob Philips has asked me to submit the following information:-


Persons in the FAA 1847 Sqn group pic are:


1847 FAA Squadron on RNAS Eglinton, March 1944. Left to right, standing:

1. S/Lt. John David Standish Smithwick RNVR, MIA 12/4/1945

2. S/Lt. Hendrik Christiaan de Jager RNN, KIA 18/5/1944

3. S/Lt. J. Schwenke RNN

4. S/Lt Simpson

5. CPO Rob R. Twijssel RNN

6. CPO Frans Cornelis Marie Brogtrop RNN, KIA 18/5/1944

7. CPO Simon de Ridder RNN, KIA 27/3/944

Left to right, sitting:

1. Lt. Hugh Grenville Knowles RN, KIA 22/4/1944

2. Lt. Gerry Volkersz RNN

3. Lt. Cdr. A. Colville-Stewart RNVR, 1847 Sqn Commanding Officer 1/2/1944 to 20/5/1944

4. Lt. Karel A. La Bree RNN

5. Lt. Johan Blok RNN, KIA 27/3/1944

RNN = Royal Netherlands Navy

Source: Geldhof, Nico; 'Een kwart eeuw carrierbedrijf binnen de Koninklijke Marine, I - 'Dutchies' in de Fleet Air Arm', manuscript, june 2000



FAA 1847 Squadron, with 10 Hellcats, was erected on 1/2/1944, with four British and eight Dutch naval pilots, all depicted above. Six of them would die in flying accidents, four in collisions, shortly after this picture was taken. All but one of the bodies could be salvaged from the water.



On 20/5/1944 the Squadron was absorbed into FAA 1840 Sqn.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I found a better version of the group picture:

1847faa-eglinton-3-1944b-w800.jpg

Originally Posted by Marbeth Wilson

1847 FAA Squadron on RNAS Eglinton, March 1944.

Left to right, standing:

1. S/Lt. John David Standish Smithwick RNVR, MIA 12/4/1945

2. S/Lt. Hendrik Christiaan de Jager RNN, KIA 18/5/1944

3. S/Lt. J. Schwenke RNN

4. S/Lt Simpson

5. CPO Rob R. Twijssel RNN

6. CPO Frans Cornelis Marie Brogtrop RNN, KIA 18/5/1944

7. CPO Simon de Ridder RNN, KIA 27/3/944


Left to right, sitting:

1. Lt. Hugh Grenville Knowles RN, KIA 22/4/1944

2. Lt. Gerry Volkersz RNN

3. Lt. Cdr. A. Colville-Stewart RNVR, 1847 Sqn Commanding Officer 1/2/1944 to 20/5/1944

4. Lt. Karel A. La Bree RNN

5. Lt. Johan Blok RNN, KIA 27/3/1944

RNN = Royal Netherlands Navy