Group Captain Dickie Haine, who has died aged 91, was shot down attacking an airfield near Rotterdam on the day the Germans mounted their Blitzkrieg on Holland; he managed to crash-land, and a few days later returned to England aboard the Royal Navy destroyer evacuating Queen Wilhelmina and her government. Haine was the pilot of one of six Blenheim fighters of No 600 Squadron ordered to attack the key airfield at Waalhaven, where German Junkers 52 transport aircraft and parachute troops were reported to be landing. Group Captain Dickie Haine - Telegraph
RIP Group Captain Richard "Dickie " Haine The Battle of Britain Historical Society Discussion Forum - Photo of Group Captain Haine
