On Tuesday afternoon, July 12th, Airgunner Ron Powers passed away at the age of 97. Since 1978 he came to Dronten to attend the remembrance ceremony on May 4th. Ron's son Peter shared this news on Facebook. He passed away peacefully and without pain.

How beautiful and nice it was! So many people on the square at the commemoration at the Meerpaalplein. How nice that Airgunner Ron Powers was present. Hereby some links to look back at the commemoration:

Memorial service in De Meerpaal

Broadcasting station Omroep Flevoland

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City poet Marjolein Westendorp has written a poem on the occasion of the commemoration on May 4, 2022, fitting the way of commemoration in the municipality of Dronten. Marjolein writes:

Peter Powers gave a speech during the memorial service on 4 May in De Meerpaal. Peter Powers is the son of Airgunner Ron Powers, the only Airgunner present this year. Peter looks back on the life of Ron and the special place Dronten has taken in it. Click here to read Peter's speech.

Stichting 4 Mei Herdenking Dronten has updated the 'crash pole route' with new information about crashed military aircraft. The route now consists of 19 memorial poles, or crash poles. Mayor Gebben opened the route on April 30. This happened in a small group, there was no public present at the opening because of the coronation measures.