1941-08-30-Loss of Hudson V9065 (Prager)

1941-08-30 The loss of Hudson V9065 NO-R (Prager)

Crash site: North Sea between Farsund and Lindesnes, Norway, also referred to as 'near Kristiansand', which is 90 km ESE, or 'near Kristiansund', which is 600 km North of the Lista peninsula.

Crash cause: shot down by enemy fighter

Note: there has been another 320 Squadron Hudson, called 'Moesi'. This was a Mk. I Nr. T9336 NO-B, that was taken off service on 23/08/1942. This aircraft is also called 'Moesi (2)'.

Name	1. Linden, Paulus Jacobus Christiaan van der					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

P.J.C. van der Linden Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Telegr maat, Lac., Wop				Stb.Nr. 14888
Decorations	None known
Born	21/2/1921	Place	Leiden, Zuid-Holland, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9065 NO-R 'Moesi' Source: Henk Weltink
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, Lista peninsula, Norway, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down 15.33h by Ltn. K. Hammel or Fw. F. Flamm with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield. See Kracker Luftwaffe Archive for Flamm claim				age	20
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	North Sea between Farsund and Lindesnes, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	2. Matr Vltg Maker K. van Os, Ag - MIA 3. Off Vl 2kl H.C. Prager, Pilot - MIA 4. Off Vl 3kl J. Weber, Obs - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	In Oslo Sørkedalen Kirkegård there is a Memorial stone carrying his name
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

Name	2. Os, Krijn van					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

K. van Os Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Matr Vltg maker, Ac2., Ag				Stb.Nr. 90100/Z
Decorations	None known
Born	23/6/1913	Place	Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9065 NO-R 'Moesi' Source: Henk Weltink
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, Lista peninsula, Norway, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down 15.33h by Ltn. K. Hammel or Fw. F. Flamm with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield				age	28
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	North Sea between Farsund and Lindesnes, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Telegr maat P.J.C. van der Linden, Wop - MIA 3. Off Vl 2kl H.C. Prager, Pilot - MIA 4. Off Vl 3kl J. Weber, Obs - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival
Remarks
Data confusion

Name	3. Prager, Henri Carlo					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

H.C. Prager, May 1940 Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Off Vl 2kl, F/Lt., Pilot
Decorations	None known
Born	22/8/1916	Place	Tangunan, Java, NEI
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9065 NO-R 'Moesi' Source: Henk Weltink
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, Lista peninsula, Norway, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down 15.33h by Ltn. K. Hammel or Fw. F. Flamm with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield				age	25
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	North Sea between Farsund and Lindesnes, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Telegr maat P.J.C. van der Linden, Wop - MIA 2. Matr Vltg Maker K. van Os, Ag - MIA 4. Off Vl 3kl J. Weber, Obs - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	not known
GB arrival	22/5/1940 from France after he, in a group of 24 aircraft, mostly Fokker trainers, had escaped from Holland on 14/5/1940
Remarks	He was credited with a 1000t cargo vessel sunk in the Bokna Fjord, North of Stavanger, Norway, on 20/8/1941
Data confusion

Name	4. Weber, Jacobus					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

J. Weber Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Off Vl 3kl, F/O., Obs
Decorations	None known
Born	29/7/1917	Place	Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hrs
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. III Nr. V9065 NO-R 'Moesi' Source: Henk Weltink
Base	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire, GB
Mission	Stranded cargoship 'Troyburg' outside the small town of Farsund, Lista peninsula, Norway, position 58.0250N/06.4970E.
Status	MIA, shot down 15.33h by Ltn. K. Hammel or Fw. F. Flamm with Bf.109 of I./JG77 from Lista airfield				age	24
Missing	30/8/1941	Place	North Sea between Farsund and Lindesnes, Norway
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Telegr maat P.J.C. van der Linden, Wop - MIA 2. Matr Vltg Maker K. van Os, Ag - MIA 3. Off Vl 2kl H.C. Prager, Pilot - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	On Oslo Sørkedalen Kirkegård there is a Memorial stone with his name on it.
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

Map 10. Lista Peninsula area, where four 320C Hudsons were lost to German fighters

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