Market Garden

[Stafsels]

Hi all,

Will Market Garden bring some visitors this year to Eindhoven and if so: which day's?

Greetings,

Henk

[USAIR]

This is a burning question for me as well , i will be in EHEH this first week of September and was wondering if any aircraft are going to participate and when this suppose to happen (September 1 ?) timeframe ?

[EHAM]

The Market Garden Memorial should be on Saturday 22 September.

[Stafsels]

So 22 september it is.
Is also known which aircraft types will participate in the droppings?
One or more C-47/DC-3 and some Hercules aircraft (RNLAF and USAFE)?

Greetings,

Henk

[cHabu]

Assume arrival is the day before ?

[Stephan Lodewijks]

I will inform here when there's news. Expect most of the participants a few days before 22nd, the Americans usually come early to plan and practise.

Stephan

[Robert]

Don't know how it was in the past 3 years ( I don't follow it so close anymore) but when the memorial was flown from Soesterberg the RAF C-130's arrived saturday morning. Most other participants arrived in the days before.

[Stafsels]

For 22th September: how late wille the first wave depart Eindhoven and how long before they would return?

Greetings,

Henk

[BlackBird]

You can find some additional information on the following link: http://www.airbornefeelings.nl/page/luchtlandingen

[Hurricane]

Don't know how it was in the past 3 years ( I don't follow it so close anymore) but when the memorial was flown from Soesterberg the RAF C-130's arrived saturday morning. Most other participants arrived in the days before.

Recent years saw;
- Dutch AF C-130H
- RAF C-130
- USAFE C-130J-30 (3-5 frames)
- GAF C-160
- PAF C295 (P as in Poland)
- C-47 (civil)
And as mentioned above, except the USAF most participant arrive in early morning on 'jump day'.

[Fred]

Aviodrome has published a news report that Market Garden is taking place this weekend, September 14th and 15th with flights of C-47 'Drag 'm Oot' with paras. Check Aviodrome's website.

[Stephan Lodewijks]

Fred, to avoid people getting confused by your post: the big paradrop over Ginkelse Heide, which this Eindhoven-topic is all about, will be at the 22nd (as said before in this topic). This is the drop that will most likely see mixes of Hercs/Transall/C.295 from then-allied and -enemy countries operate from Eindhoven.

I will keep you updated on news that's published at EWAS.

(If you re interested, check this website for the full extent of the commemorative programme: http://www.market-garden.info/operation ... _2012.html)

Regards,

Stephan

[Stephan Lodewijks]

EWAS reports:

Er doet in ieder geval 1 C-130 van Rhode Island ANG mee, en twee Engelsen.

Stephan

[Stephan Lodewijks]

From EWAS:

Deelnemers tot nu toe:
1x C-130 Polish AF
1x C-130 Belgian AF
2x C-130 RAF
3x C-130 USAF (1x RI ANG, 2x RS)

(ETA's will probably follow when flightplans are filed later next week.)

Thanks Rob!

Stephan

[vmd]

already some more info on departure fields?