MAAS, J.H.
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Maas, J.H. Date of birth:  Unknown Nationality:  Dutch             VLIEGERKRUIS (VK) Rank: Reserve-Sergeant vlieger (Reserve -Sergeant Pilot) Unit: No 320 (Dutch) Squadron Received on: 1 November 1943 Action: Official Citation: "As the commander of a Mitchell-bomber of Royal Dutch Navy 320 Squadron in the United Kingdom, during a daytome attack on an enemy airfield near Brest on October 25th 1943, has acted in a brave and professional way, after his plane was thrown on its back by the exploding of his Group-Commanders plane, and went into a deep dive, being able to get his heavily damaged plane out of the dive, getting it under control, taking it out of the heavy anti-aircraft fire, giving the orders for helping the heavily wounded machinegunner, striaghtening his planes flight and briging it down with an excellent emergency landing." Details: Royal Decree No. 1 dd November 1st 1943         VLIEGERKRUIS (VK) Rank: Reserve-Sergeant vlieger (Reserve -Sergeant Pilot) Unit: No 320 (Dutch) Squadron Received on: 21 December 1944 Details: Royal Decree No. 11 dd December 21st 1944.         Provide alterations or additional information Information source(s):   - Meijer H.G. en R. Vis, Het Vliegerkruis, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, 1997