Papua Di Masa Trikora (Dari Sudut Pandang Belanda)

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
A view from Biak-tower over the laut (sea) at the isle of Japen. Right hand side a part of the wing of the KLM-hotel.

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea 26-7-1962

The Twin-Pioneer JZ-PPZ from the "Kroonduif" taxiing.

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Kaimana strip
1962: It was amazing how the crew of these Hercules planes landed and scrambled at this strip of 1.600 m. long!
They landed without using the whole strip but were able to taxi right away into the intersection which was less than half way the strip!

28-8-1962: Hercules transporters of the USAF appeared to drop pamphlets to inform the Indonesian infiltrants hiding at several places in the bush about the declared cease-fire in between Holland and Indonesia which came into force at August 18 at 00.01 h. GMT

1962: an arrested "pelopper" (an Indonesian infiltrant) ready to be transported to Biak.

1962: our air-"defense": Hunter fighters, but we where not equipped to scramble in the night. Here fueling with a motor-engined pump which was sometimes out of order and forced us to use a hand-pump fitted on the drum. 

1962: : "scramble one Kaimana east, fire restrictions-order: guns tight"

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak
1961: a KLM-Douglas DC-8 at the platform of Mokmer airport

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
The Dutch Marines passing Biak Tower, Biak Info and Biak Meteo.

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
The swearing in of new officers

Fire restrictions order is now: "Guns Free", which meant that without any warning to the target the commander of the LAACC (Light Anti Aircraft Commander Center) gave order to the canon-commander: "fire" in the case of unidentified planes were entering the protected area. Here is a Bofors 40L60 or 40L70 (40 millimeter) stand-bye.
The early warnings has been given by the LuA visual observation posts and a radar-station, later back-upped by the radar of various war-ships like the Hms. Evertsen.
Biak was protected by various models of canons: Oerligon, Bofors and the Browning M2 .50 (4 mounted at the same turret).

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
A Bofors 40 mm., made in Sweden.

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
A Bofors 40L60 / 40L70 in action.

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea 1961
A firing Bofors 40L60 or 40L70: the ejecting of the empty cartridges

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak
1961: Ben Evers hosing his truck

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak
"on duty" near the Bofors 40L60 or40L70 canons  

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak
1961: prepared

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak
1961: the Hr. Ms. Evertsen F 803 anchored before the reefs of the island

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
A view from Biak-tower over the KLM-hotel at the HMS Evertsen

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
On guard against the planes of the Indonesian infiltrants or named by us the "Peloppers"
Fire restrictions order is now: "Guns Free", which meant that without any warning to the target the commander of the LAACC (Light Anti Aircraft Commander Center) gave order to the canon-commander: "fire" in the case of unidentified planes were entering the protected area. Here is a Bofors 40L60 or 40L70 (40 millimeter) stand-bye.
The early warnings has been given by the LuA visual observation posts and a radar-station, later back-upped by the radar of various war-ships like the Hms. Evertsen.
Biak was protected by various models of canons: Oerligon, Bofors and the Browning M2 .50 (4 mounted at the same turret).

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak - Boroekoe 1961
The military airport Boroekoe near Mokmer airport. Down left a Firefly placed as a monument. Upper right the "blusvijver" as we called it: a big basin with fresh water to be used to extinguish fires.

Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, Biak 1961
The "Marinekamp", the barracks of the "Koninklijke Marine", the Royal Dutch Navy.
A nice story: the Dutch Navy was very strict and old-fashioned in their rules and instructions. When the marines were on their warship in a harbor or moored behind a reef they were of course allowed to go ashore for relaxation. This was called “sloep aan wal” (boat to wall). This was arranged at certain times and that time a trumpet-signal sounded.

1960. Hr.Ms Karel Doorman in de haven van Hollandia

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