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<blockquote data-quote="hankgs" data-source="post: 42693" data-attributes="member: 2176"><p>Hello,</p><p>My name is Hank Homburg, I live in Santa Barbara California. My Uncle (Father's</p><p>brother) was in the 322 RAF/ Dutch Spitfire Squadron during WWII. Unfortunately,</p><p>he was shot down over Holland in April of 1945, one month before the end of the</p><p>war.</p><p>Your group might be interested in his WWII experience.</p><p>He started off in the Dutch Underground. He supplied English intelligence with</p><p>information about German movements in and out of the harbor in Ijmuiden, The</p><p>Netherlands. He was turned in by a Dutchman (dentist), who was a German sympathizer and</p><p>was subsequently captured by the Germans. He was interrogated for 3 weeks in an</p><p>Amsterdam prison and was slated to be executed. He managed an escape and made</p><p>contact with the Dutch Underground in his hometown of Ijmuiden. He and another</p><p>Underground agent then had to leave Holland as their cover was compromised.</p><p>They obtained a small rubber raft and drifted out of the Harbor in Ijmuiden near</p><p>the Steel Plant. Four days later they were captured by the English Coast Guard</p><p>and debriefed.</p><p>The English decided to use him again as an "agent" and he was "dropped" into</p><p>North Holland once again. It is unclear what his mission was, but when it was</p><p>completed, the Dutch Underground , along with the British Coast Guard picked him</p><p>up several miles off the Dutch Coast in a small patrol boat.</p><p>Once in England, he was again debriefed. He then met with the Queen of Holland</p><p>and her husband who were in exile in England. He was then trained to fly</p><p>Spitfires and was attatched to the RAF- Dutch 322 Squadron, where he flew</p><p>numerous sortes over Europe.</p><p>During his assignment with the RAF, he met an English woman who he married and</p><p>had a son (My Cousin, Clive Homburg). Unfortunately, one month before the end</p><p>of the war, he was shot down in Southern Holland.</p><p>It is a remarkable story and one of thousands that show the courageous will and</p><p>fight that Europeans once had. Our family is still very proud of his service and</p><p>contribution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hankgs, post: 42693, member: 2176"] Hello, My name is Hank Homburg, I live in Santa Barbara California. My Uncle (Father's brother) was in the 322 RAF/ Dutch Spitfire Squadron during WWII. Unfortunately, he was shot down over Holland in April of 1945, one month before the end of the war. Your group might be interested in his WWII experience. He started off in the Dutch Underground. He supplied English intelligence with information about German movements in and out of the harbor in Ijmuiden, The Netherlands. He was turned in by a Dutchman (dentist), who was a German sympathizer and was subsequently captured by the Germans. He was interrogated for 3 weeks in an Amsterdam prison and was slated to be executed. He managed an escape and made contact with the Dutch Underground in his hometown of Ijmuiden. He and another Underground agent then had to leave Holland as their cover was compromised. They obtained a small rubber raft and drifted out of the Harbor in Ijmuiden near the Steel Plant. Four days later they were captured by the English Coast Guard and debriefed. The English decided to use him again as an "agent" and he was "dropped" into North Holland once again. It is unclear what his mission was, but when it was completed, the Dutch Underground , along with the British Coast Guard picked him up several miles off the Dutch Coast in a small patrol boat. Once in England, he was again debriefed. He then met with the Queen of Holland and her husband who were in exile in England. He was then trained to fly Spitfires and was attatched to the RAF- Dutch 322 Squadron, where he flew numerous sortes over Europe. During his assignment with the RAF, he met an English woman who he married and had a son (My Cousin, Clive Homburg). Unfortunately, one month before the end of the war, he was shot down in Southern Holland. It is a remarkable story and one of thousands that show the courageous will and fight that Europeans once had. Our family is still very proud of his service and contribution. [/QUOTE]
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