Dropzone - Racetrack Duindigt - The Hague

Then and now

All photos on this page provided by Jos van den Broek

The 1945 photos are from the Ed van Wijk collection, Nederlands Fotomuseum, from Beeldbank WO2 and from the webmasters collection.

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012 forrest road

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012 right corner

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012 tribune

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, the fence that was used to cross the ditch.

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, center of the terrain.

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, houses just outside the racetrack.

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, center of the terrain.

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, center of the terrain.

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, center of the terrain.

 

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Duindigt then and now 1945-2012, tribune.

 

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The Manna Monument at Terbregge

Place of commemoration

At the exact spot of one of the dropzones overlooking the freeway at Terbregge is the Manna monument located. It symbolizes the belly of an allied bomber filled with food parcels. The monument has been the central location of the Manna / Chowhound commemorations since its unveilling in 2006. One year later the Air Commodore Geddes footpath was opened next to the memorial.

Diary of Norman Coats

Belly turret gunner, 390th Bomb Group

May 3 - "Another mercy mission to Holland. We went deeper into Holland today. Very low altitude. I believe I must have waved at everyone in Holland. It is really a shame the ocean being turned into Holland. The great fields of tulips are beautiful. They had, "Thank You" spelled out with rocks. They could see me waving at them because they would point each others attention to it. Some of them had American flags waving them."