Commemoration in Dronten

The May 4 commemoration in Dronten will take place on the Meerpaalplein and is open to all. From 7:30 p.m. there will be music and singing. A few minutes before 8 p.m., Mayor Gebben will give a speech. After the Last Post, the 2 minutes of silence and the national anthems, wreaths will be laid at the monument. A student from Ichthus College concludes by reciting a poem. 

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Stichting 4 Mei Herdenking Dronten aims to organize activities around the annual commemoration of the dead in Dronten. The commemoration is special because of the years of presence of former Airgunners from Great Britain. In the center is the monument containing the propeller of the Lancaster ED 357. The monument is in memory of all the fallen Allied aircrew.
 

During the Second World War, several aircraft crashed in Eastern Flevoland. Many of these aircraft were found and salvaged during the draining of the polder. In 2008 the idea arose to mark the sites with a memorial pole. There are a total of 19 memorial poles in Eastern Flevoland, which together form the Crash Pole Route.

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