//<![CDATA[
    
     function load() {   if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { 

      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      // Dont try to unroll this function. It has to be here for the function closure
      // Each instance of the function preserves the contends of a different instance
      // of the "marker" and "html" variables which will be needed later when the event triggers.    
      function createMarker(point,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        return marker;
      }

      // Display the map, with some controls and set the initial location 
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(52.30634, 4.76083),9);
    
      // Set up markers with info windows 
    
      var point = new GLatLng(52.10674, 4.34507);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Racetrack Duindigt</b><br><img src="images/buitink5_kl.jpg" alt="" width="100">')
      map.addOverlay(marker);

      var point = new GLatLng(52.30634, 4.76083);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Airfield Schiphol<\/b><br><img src="images/hall4kl.gif" alt="">')
      map.addOverlay(marker);	  

      var point = new GLatLng(51.94858, 4.51675);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Terbregge Rotterdam<\/b><br><img src="images/terbregge2007/IMG_1555.JPG" alt="" width="100"><br>The dropzone at<br> the commemoration in 2007')
      map.addOverlay(marker);	
	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.64978, 4.68550);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Airfield Bergen<\/b>')
      map.addOverlay(marker);	
		  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.04006, 4.35421);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Airfield Ypenburg<\/b><br><img src="images/gervergeer/klein/1945droppingdelft-02_388BG_1Mei_onderweg_naar_ypenburg.jpg" alt="" height="100" align="left">388 BG bombers<br> on their way<br> to Ypenburg,<br> May 1st')
      map.addOverlay(marker);  
	  	  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.17330, 4.42311);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Airfield Valkenburg (ZH)<\/b><br><img src="images/may2000-9kl.jpg" alt="" width="100"><br>The airfield at the manna<br> commemoration in 2000')
      map.addOverlay(marker);  
	  	  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.33222, 4.57529);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Vogelenzang<\/b><br>This dropping location was<br> the area where in 1937 <br>the World Jamboree was held.')
      map.addOverlay(marker);  
	  	  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.11204, 5.06332);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Utrecht<\/b><br>The food was dropped<br> around the Lage Weide,<br> on the edge of the city.')
      map.addOverlay(marker);  
	  	  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(51.86250, 4.46148);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Waalhaven<\/b><br>Military airfield Waalhaven<br>The airfield was located next<br> to the Rotterdam harbour<br>It was bombed in May 1940<br> and not rebuild after the war.')
      map.addOverlay(marker);
	  	  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.02166, 4.63932);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Gouda<\/b><br>Area west of the city.')
      map.addOverlay(marker);
	  	  	  	  
      var point = new GLatLng(52.25366, 5.19070);
      var marker = createMarker(point,'<b>Hilversum<\/b><br>Westerheide, area<br> between Hilversum<br> and Crailoo.')
      map.addOverlay(marker);

    }
    
    // display a warning if the browser was not compatible
    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }
}
    //]]>