26 Nov 1938

Netherlands
  • The keel of Isaac Sweers was laid down by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. ww2dbase [Isaac Sweers | Vlissingen, Zeeland | CPC]
16 Mar 1940

Netherlands
  • Isaac Sweers was launched at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde shipyard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. ww2dbase [Isaac Sweers | Vlissingen, Zeeland | CPC]
24 Apr 1942

Netherlands
15 Aug 1943

Netherlands
  • The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against airfields near Brussels, Belgium but weather forced a diversion to the secondary target at Flushing (now Vlissingen), Airfield in Holland. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Vlissingen | DS]
19 Aug 1943

Netherlands
  • The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Flushing (now Vlissingen), Airfield in Holland. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Vlissingen | DS]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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