A cooperation between the local "Oranjevereniging", the Seppe based "Vliegend Museum", and a Vianen based collector of WWII materials has resulted in the development of "Orange Airport" in Hei- en Boeicop. This temporary airfield in polder area will only be in operation from 3 till 5 May, and will be used as a basis for various flights for commemoration of the dead and liberation day.
The program looks like this:
May 3, arrival day and training flights,
May 4, training and formation flights for commemoration of the death (dodenherdenking),
May 5, training and formation flights and fly-by's for liberation day (bevrijdingsdag). Also departure day. This is expected to be the busiest day.
The aircraft expected to visit this temporary airfield are mainly historic aircraft from the "Vliegend Museum", but some friends may drop by as well.
There is an area available for visitors to take a look at the airfield and planes. Entrance to this area will be along the sports hall in the middle of the town. Visiting this area will be free for all.
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Update May 2: Aircraft expected to use Orange Airport (list is non-exclusive and not final):
Tiger Moth
PH-VMS
G-AJHS
N929S
N8233
PH-DLK
Piper Cub
PH-UCS
PH-GEN
PH-LIK
PH-TVW
PH-UCI
Piper Super Cub
PH-VCY
PH-ENJ
PH-KNG
Auster Mk 5
PH-NET
Luscombe 8F Silvaire
N9945C
Fleet 7
NC724V
Dynamic
PH-4B7 (support aircraft)
And some tips:
- Bring boots! The area is wet and the ground is sticky right now.
- On Wednesday, some small tours on the airport are available for those that are interested. These tours are given by volunteers and may provide some extra photo opportunities. Joining a tour is totally free, but a small donation at your discretion to the "vliegend museum" is very much appreciated.
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Update May 3: A log can be found at http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=62840.
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