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| LELYSTAD AIRPORT DISPLAY 30-08-2009 | ||
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| page: 1- Eerde Village 2- Eerde Battle part 1 3- Eerde Battle part 2 4- Eindhoven AFB | ||
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| page: 5- Parachutists Ginkel 6- Cross over 7- Eerde Camp 8- Eerde at night | ||
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| page: 9- Keep 'm Rolling 10- Green Group 11- Hartenstein 12- Veterans jump | ||
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| The Green Group displayed at lelystad Airport, where the 'Aviodome Museum' also resides. C-47B Skytrain | ||
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| A real Focke Wulf was flown in, and the 'Pilots' have a little chat amongst eachother | ||
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| During the display oct. 2009 this 'Flying Dutchman' was to be admired in a small morning sun | ||
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| All kinds of military equipment was gathered at Lelystad's Aviodome... | ||
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| You cannot imagine how much energy and money people spend on this 'keeping history alive' | ||
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| When you like to speak to these people, you bet it cost you some time ! | ||
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| Most of them tell you all about their vehicle, uniform, you ask it and they name it ! | ||
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| It has nothing to do with 'glorify' the war, but they all kan explain what it's really about... | ||
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| It's about hobby, restoring, social contacts... and the war period had it's good things also... | ||
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| ... it brought people together in very hard times, risking your life for others... | ||
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| ... but this is far too complicated to explain in a few sentences. So better enjoy this Spitfite ... ;-) | ||
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| Pilots relax as they did in wartimes, waiting for a 'Scramble' ... (do have a cookie from grandma's tin) | ||
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| Hello Sir ! There's a story to be told by him, in time we'll contact him and tell you about it later on ! | ||
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| Some impressions, and even some humor, Cheers ! | ||
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| We show you an old communications field/post... amazing how people succeed in collecting these items ! | ||
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| Look at this beauty, ready to drive away with important messages, even armed ! | ||
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| Old American army trucks... | ||
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| Impressions of a decade, sometimes even pre/ or post war times. | ||
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| Shown material is from 1st aid field surgery... | ||
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| Up to the gererals car ! | ||
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| Guess: Are these people from present days or also ´collectors items' ?? (Thanks folks for posing !) | ||
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| Like those days for real: A parachute is drying in the wind on the wing of a Dakota... | ||
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| ... completely rigged 'ready for action' motorbikes and Jeeps... | ||
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| By the way, without all these exposed vehicles the Lelystad Aviodome is very well worth a visit ! | ||
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| A Focke Wulf Pilot, and US Army medics... | ||
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| The real fly-worthy German Focke Wulf FW190A-S ! | ||
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| Communication equipment from planes at the Aviodome, and they can tell you all about it overthere. | ||
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| Well, time to leave in stylish 'B&W' , and have another round of even more interesting pages. | ||
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| Remaining: Hartenstein & Veterans ! Don't miss them, follow us to page 11 ? | ||
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