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Stichting Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon
Stichting Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon
Welcome to the website of our foundation Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon, founded 29 March 2019.
The foundation’s main goal is to remember the aircrafts and crew members who have crashed in the municipality Hollands Kroon during World War II, by placing remembrance posts.
Hollands Kroon is a merge of the municipalities Anna Paulowna, Nieuwe Niedorp, Wieringermeer en Wieringen
Our program for 2023 has been published
The board of Stichting Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon has made a schedule for the activities in 2023. Seven unveilings and two commemorations are currently planned. On 4 May 2023, the remembrance post will be unveiled for the crew of the Welington T2990 that crashed on 23 June 1941 at Kanaalweg in Nieuwe Niedorp. This aircraft was salvaged in 2021, where the remains of five Czech crew members were found who were officially still missing until that moment. Information about this crash, the recovery and the burial can be found on our site.
Interview board members
In the run-up to the unveiling of the 16th, and the last one before 2022, remembrance post, the board members of Stichting Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon were interviewed by Winnie van Galen of the Noordhollands Dagblad.
The result was a beautiful and extensive article in the regional section of the NHD on October 10, 2022
Only available in Dutch
The latest changes on our site
January 2023
The calender for 2023 is updated
Added information about the T2990 (Crash in Nieuwe Niedorp) with reports and photos of the salvage and burial.
November 2022
Added: The whole story about the crash of the Czech-Slovak crew of the Z8838 at the Molenweg in Middenmeer
October 2022
New crashes added to the site
Added english subtitles to videos of the unveiling in Breezand (R1226) en Middenmeer (Lady Jane)
Video report of the unveiling on October 8th
Report and photos of the unveiling 42-107009 in Middenmeer
Video report of the unveiling in Breezand, july 2nd
Sponsoring
To reach our goal we want to place remembrance posts throughout the municipality, at those points where planes have crashed.
To purchase these posts we need financial funds. If you are interested to support us you can contact us through email address: info@shhk.nl
We will get in touch with you as soon as possible. For more information check out our list with current sponsors.
For your tomorrow, we gave our today
In 2012, pilot H.N. (Bluey) Mottershead, commander of 158 squadron, spoke these words. He flew more than 25 bombing missions in World War II. After the war, Mr Mottershead dedicated himself to the memory of fallen airmen.
Never forget
During World War II more than 40 aircrafts have crashed in Hollands Kroon and in parts of the Wadden Sea, Amstel lake and Ijssel lake.
Crew members of these plaines were killed, captured, went missing or found ways to escape from the enemy.
We want to remember all those crew members to make sure that they will never be forgotten.
They have fought for our freedom and as said many have given their lives. We should not ever forget this.
In the municipality Hollands Kroon, crew members from the following countries were crashed:
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Poland
- Canada
- Australia
- New-Zealand
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- the Netherlands
- Commonwealth
- Germany / Austria
Calendar 2023
April 11, 2023: Commemoration ceremony Z8838 at the Molenweg in Middenmeer
April 25, 2023: Unveiling remembrance post ND357 in Kolhorn
Not yet known: Commemoration at the remembrance post W4769 at the Oostermiddelmeerweg, Wieringerwerf
May 4, 2023: Unveiling remembrance post T2990 in Nieuwe Niedorp
June 17, 2023: Unveiling of remembrance posts for the JD149 and the W4256. Both crashed in the Wadden Sea. Location follows.
July 15, 2023: Unveiling of the NT918 remembrance post in Wieringerwaard
October 7, 2023: Unveiling of remembrance posts for 42-7924 and 42-63969. Both crashed into the IJsselmeer. Location follows
Crashes on the map
On each post, an information panel is placed on which can be read what exactly happened on that location.
What was their mission? What happened with the crew members? What type of aircraft?
This information is collected by volunteers with the greatest care.
On the map is indicated, the locations of the crashes and therefore the locations where remembrance posts are or will be placed.
Overview crashed planes and unveiling of our remembrance posts
For items with
the remembrance post is placed and unveiled
Whitley
T4279
Middenmeer
Wagenpad
Status : Unveiled
Date : 14-09-2019
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 5 KIA
Pilot : Donald Keith MacFarland
SGLO : T1056
P-47-C Thunderbolt
41-6587
Vatrop
Vatropperweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 25-10-2019
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 1 KIA
Pilot : Ivan R. Moon
SGLO : T3034
Lancaster III
JB535
Kolhorn
Ansjoviskade
Status : Unveiled
Date : 05-09-2020
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 7 KIA
Pilot : Ernest S.Clarke
SGLO : T3339
Halifax II
LW343
Anna Paulowna
Kerkweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 26-09-2020
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 4 KIA / 3 POW
Pilot : D.J.H. Cheal
SGLO : T3172
Lancaster
W4769
Wieringerwerf
Oostermiddenmeerweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 06-02-2021
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 7 KIA
Pilot : Raymond H.Bird
SGLO : T1970
Wellington
P9286
Winkel
Groetpolderweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 18-09-2021
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 6 KIA
Pilot : D.E. Larkman
SGLO : T0905
Wellington
Z8838
Middenmeer
Molenweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 09-10-2021
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 6 KIA
Pilot : Josef Kalensky
SGLO : T1474
Lancaster III
ED816
Wieringerwaard
Slikkerdijk
Status : Unveiled
Date : 30-10-2021
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 1KIA/2MIA/4POW
Pilot : J.Thomas
SGLO : T2452
Beaufighter
NV187 / RD140
Wieringerwaard
Molenweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 30-10-2021
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 2 KIA / 2 KIA
Pilot : G.D.Warburton
Pilot : F.P.Trautman
SGLO : T5125 / T5126
Halifax
JN884
Slootdorp
Dolfijnweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 16-04-2022
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 6 KIA / 1 POW
Pilot : Kenneth R. Larkin
SGLO : T2704
Mosquito IV
DZ316
Slootdorp
Schelpenbolweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 21-05-2022
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 2 POW
Pilot : Peter Frank Hall
SGLO : T2279
Fokker
C.V-E 645
Slootdorp
Slootweg
Status : Unveiled
Datum : 21-05-2022
Klik hier voor alle informatie over deze crash en de onthulling
Bemanning : 2
Piloot : Evert Meindert Hoekstra
SGLO : T0525
Wellington
Z1467
Slootdorp
Molenweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 11-06-2022
Wellington
R1226
Breezand
Zandvaart
Status : Unveiled
Date : 02-07-2022
Whitley
Z6462
Anna Paulowna
Veerweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 17-09-2022
Boeing B17
42-107009
Middenmeer
Tussenweg
Status : Unveiled
Date : 08-10-2022
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 9 POW
Pilot : Raymond Howard Hillestad
SGLO : T4655
Lancaster III
ND357
Kolhorn
Status : Planned for 2023
Date : 25-04-2023 19:00h
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Bemanning : 7 KIA
Piloot : Mansfield
SGLO : T3314
Wellington
T2990
Nieuwe Niedorp
Kanaalweg
Status : Planned
Date : 04-05-2023
Detailed information about this crash and the unveiling
Crew : 5 KIA / 1 POW
Pilot : Bufka
SGLO : T1068
Halifax II
JD149
Waddenzee
Status : Planned
Date : 17-06-2023
Lancaster
W4256
Waddenzee
Status : Planned
Date : 17-06-2023
Beaufighter
NT918
Wieringerwaard
Kruisweg
Status : Planned
Date : 15-07-2023
B-24-D Liberator
42-63969
IJsselmeer
Status : Planned
Date : 07-10-2023
P-47-C Thunderbolt
42-7924
Den Oever
IJsselmeer
Status : Planned
Date : 07-10-2023
B-24 Liberator
44-49972
Lutjewinkel
Status : To be planned
Date :
Mosquito IV
DZ386
IJsselmeer
Status : To be planned
Date :
Stichting Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon
Board of the foundation
Name | Role |
Mark Hakvoort | Chairman |
Chris Dijkshoorn | Treasurer |
Martin Blaauw | Secretary |
Board members fulfill their tasks on a voluntary basis
Documents of the foundation