Any Places of Interest in Arnhem / Nijmegen Area?

26 Aug 2010 18:12 #1 by ww2ni
I am off to Arnhem next week for the Airborne March and will be in the area for a few days.

I have visited all of the usual sites in the Arnhem area and wonder if there are any old Airfields or other places of interest which anyone could suggest related to the Second World War.

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27 Aug 2010 15:48 #2 by daveg4otu
I visited Arnehem back in either 77 or 78 (notebooks in the loft) and visited Deelen and Terlet. Deelen has WW2 Luftwaffe history and was also the place where some of the filming of "A Bridge too Far" was done.

When we visited there were the remains of some of the Horsa replicas that were used in the film laying in a field next to the airfield. I have some pictures somewhere - will try to find them.

As far as I know the field is now largely inactive except for helo training and civilain light aircraft use.

See my Hampshire,Dorset,Devon,IOW Airfields sites..
www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/

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27 Aug 2010 19:05 #3 by TommyUSA
IIRC, Deventer (20 miles NNE) has the bridge that was used for "A Bridge Too Far". The one in Arnhem was rebuilt since WWII.

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27 Aug 2010 20:47 #4 by P Bellamy
There's a really good museum on the northeast corner of Deelen airfield.
Only open at the weekends, LINKY .

All the best,
Paul
(Not heading to Arnhem until September 15th)

Paul Bellamy

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28 Aug 2010 16:25 #5 by ww2ni
Cheers Folks!!

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