Comments on: Tjilatjap, February 1942 http://abbekerk.wordpress.com the story of a dutch freighter during the second world war Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gerrit Bon http://abbekerk.wordpress.com/voyages-of-the-abbekerk/tjilatjap-februari-1942/#comment-775 Gerrit Bon Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:29:31 +0000 http://abbekerk.wordpress.com/voyages-of-the-abbekerk/tjilatjap-februari-1942/#comment-775 Ian, my mother's nephew and his parents would be evacuated via Tjilatjap. When they arrived in the harbour, they had something to eat next to the ship. During this 'lunch' their ship was bombed in the harbour with all their posessions on board. They had to walk back via the train-track. Could anybody shred a light on what vessel this could have been? I would be very thankful! Gerrit Bon. Ian, my mother’s nephew and his parents would be evacuated via Tjilatjap. When they arrived in the harbour, they had something to eat next to the ship. During this ‘lunch’ their ship was bombed in the harbour with all their posessions on board. They had to walk back via the train-track.

Could anybody shred a light on what vessel this could have been? I would be very thankful!

Gerrit Bon.

]]> By: ian robinson http://abbekerk.wordpress.com/voyages-of-the-abbekerk/tjilatjap-februari-1942/#comment-570 ian robinson Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:17:52 +0000 http://abbekerk.wordpress.com/voyages-of-the-abbekerk/tjilatjap-februari-1942/#comment-570 I was in the R.A.F. and boarded the Dutch vessel Kota Gede at Tjilatjap at 5am on Feb 27 41. We waited all day and left the harbour at 8 pm. The captain steered a S.W. course and then altered course for Colombo Ceylon. I think we were the last ship to leave. I have a book by Saburo Saskai, a renowned Japanese fighter pilot, he was on a mission,12 fighters and 12 Betty Bombers, to bomb Tjilatjap harbour on the 28th. He wrote we found the harbour empty all the ships had left. Ian Robinson I was in the R.A.F. and boarded the Dutch vessel Kota Gede at Tjilatjap at 5am on Feb 27 41. We waited all day and left the harbour at 8 pm. The captain steered a S.W. course and then altered course for Colombo Ceylon.
I think we were the last ship to leave.
I have a book by Saburo Saskai, a renowned Japanese fighter pilot, he was on a mission,12 fighters and 12 Betty Bombers, to bomb Tjilatjap harbour on the 28th. He wrote we found the harbour empty all the ships had left. Ian Robinson

]]> By: Peter http://abbekerk.wordpress.com/voyages-of-the-abbekerk/tjilatjap-februari-1942/#comment-400 Peter Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:12:01 +0000 http://abbekerk.wordpress.com/voyages-of-the-abbekerk/tjilatjap-februari-1942/#comment-400 The plane was a Kate (Nakajima B5N) single engined bomber/torpedo plane. This Kate was on patrol from one of the carriers close by and did in fect drop a single bomb. All the guns firing from Abbekerk missed, but the pilot himself missed as wel and returned safely to his carrier. Thank to Bill Bartsch for this confirmed information. Peter The plane was a Kate (Nakajima B5N) single engined bomber/torpedo plane. This Kate was on patrol from one of the carriers close by and did in fect drop a single bomb. All the guns firing from Abbekerk missed, but the pilot himself missed as wel and returned safely to his carrier.

Thank to Bill Bartsch for this confirmed information.

Peter

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