During WW2 an engineer from KLM flees to Britain to work for MI9. He’s parachuted back into the Netherlands where he sets up a pilot escape line. He gets help from his future wife Tineke, a Dutch resistance fighter.
3rd story of the KLM-series
A KLM hostess escaped the occupied Netherlands during ww2 and went to Britain. Most women ended up in an office job as a host, secretary or work in administration. But Ida became a pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).
2nd story of the KLM-series
Trix became one of the first Dutch air hostesses in 1937. Here she enjoyed an adventurous life. When WW2 broke out the Netherlands were occupied. Trix managed to flee to Britain, where she was recruited by Captain Airey Neave from MI9.
1st story of the KLM-series
Listen to the Unconventional Soldier Podcast about the recovery of the Stirling BK716 in the Netherlands and the importance of the Dutch aircraft recovery programme. We also discuss the Dutch remembrance culture and how the WW2 sacrifices are still relevant today.
Twelve students from the Netherlands, the UK, Canada and Germany worked jointly to bring BK716’s story alive through a digital magazine.
A heartfelt tribute to the downed crew of BK716. The Stirling was recovered from a Dutch lake in 2020.