The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan: The Defense of the Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1942 by Tom Womack -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Preface 1

The MLD: Equipment and Doctrine

The MLD Planes and Equipment

Fokker T.IV Fokker T.VIII Fokker C.VII-W Fokker C.XI-W Fokker C.XIV-W Dornier Do. 15 “Whale” Dornier Do. 24K Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina Training Aircraft Aircraft on Order

The KNILM Battle Doctrine Spy Games

Cold War Clashes: The Build-Up to War

Morokrembangan Flight Training School Secondary Bases14 Anti-Aircraft Defenses Neutrality and Mobilization in the NEI

December, Part I: The MLD Goes to War

Malaya The First MLD Losses War Landings on Borneo

December, Part II: The USN Evacuates the Philippines

Patrol Wing 10 Abandons the Philipines The MLD Goes on the Offensive The Empire Strikes Back

January, Part I: The Japanese Move South

Tarakan The Minahassa Peninsula

January, Part II: The Dutch Go on the Defensive

Balikpapan Kendari Bandjermasin Ambon Continued Resistance

February, Part I: The Air Assault on Java

The Destruction of GVT.7 Makassar The Loss of X-29 Southern Sumatra Falls “Convoy Hit by Bombers” Evacuation of the Flight Training School

February, Part II: The Dutch Crumble

The Loss of Bali and Timor “Plane #42 Did Not Return to Base and Is Presumed Lost”3 The Loss of Y-63 Y-65 and Y-71 over USS Langley The Invasion of Java

The Western Invasion Force The Eastern Invasion Force Japanese Forces South of Java

“Where Is the Convoy?”

March: “This Is the End of a Courageous Fight, Admiral”1

Evacuation A Final Disaster Diamonds25 The Loss of X-36 The Japanese Hit Tjilatjap And Then There Was One Evacuation by Sea An Aborted Escape

The MLD: A New Hope

Appendix 1

MLD Squadrons in the Netherlands East Indies

Appendix 2

MLD Dornier Do. 24K Flying Boats in the Netherlands East Indies

Aircraft — Status December 7, 1941 — Remarks

Appendix 3

MLD PBY-5 Catalina Flying Boats in the Netherlands East Indies

Appendix 4

MLD Reserve Seaplanes in the Netherlands East Indies

Appendix 5

Specifications for MLD Planes in the Netherlands East Indies

Dornier Do. 24K-1/K-2 (“X” boats) Dornier Do. 15 “Whale” (“D” Boats) Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina (“Y” Boats) Fokker T.IVa (“T” Boats) Fokker C.XIV-W (“F” Class) Fokker C.XI-W (“W” Class) Fokker C.VII-W (“V” Class)

Appendix 6 Specifications for Japanese Planes Operating in the Netherlands East Indies

Fighters: Army

Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Nakajima Ki-43 “Oscar”

Fighters: Navy

Mitsubishi A5M4 “Claude” Mitsubishi A6M2 “Zero” (“Zeke”)

Bombers: Army

Mitsubishi K-21 “Sally”

Bombers: Navy

Mitsubishi G3M2 “Nell”

Miscellaneous Navy

Aichi E13A1 “Jake” Nakajima E8N2 “Dave” Kawanishi E7K “Alf” Reconnaissance Floatplane

Appendix 7 Marine Seaplane Tenders

Hr.Ms. Arend Hr.Ms. Valk Hr.Ms. Fazant Hr.Ms. Reiger Hr.Ms. Merel Hr.Ms. Poolster Hr.Ms. Bellatrix

Appendix 8

MLD Bases in the Netherlands East Indies

Primary and Support Bases Scatter Bases

Chart 1

Breakdown of MLD Losses by Month*

Chart 2

Breakdown of Do. 24 and PBY Losses by Month*

Chart 3

MLD Losses by Cause* Notes

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

Bibliography

Personal Correspondence

Index of Terms

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