sept/okt 1944.
Emergency landing due to engine failure of a British Spitfire.
Oisterwijksebaan,area heukelom in Oisterwijk no7 on map.
1 survivor.

Peter.

Peter, I would guess the two Horsa gliders that landed near your hometown
were suppose to land near Arnhem? I guess somebody was lost.

doug wilber

26 july 1943.
Halifax bomber.
Shot down by a German fighter after a raid on Essen Germany.
Crashed about 4,5 km from Oisterwijk.
5 deaths,2 suvivors.
no8 on map.

peter.

Spring 1945.
Emergency landing of a British Mosquito, Oisterwijksebaan in Oisterwijk.
2 suvivors.
no9 on map.

peter.

aug 1 1942.
Hampden bomber Shotdown by a German fighter.
Emergency landing near Oisterwijk.
Came from a mission to Dusseldorf,Germany.
2 deaths 2 suvivors.
no10 on map.

peter

Spring 1945.
British Tempest.
Emergency landing little Oisterwijkse heather,Oisterwijk.
1 suvivor,no11 on map.

peter.

Sept 23 1944.
Dakota (4)348400 tugplane.
Shot by German flak at schijndel,Holland
Emergencylanding  little Oisterwijkse heather,Oisterwijk.
1 death 4 suvivors.
no11 on map.

Peter.

Peter, I would guess the two Horsa gliders that landed near your hometown
were suppose to land near Arnhem? I guess somebody was lost.

doug wilber


Doug, Probably yes,a navigation error is mentioned in the books overhere.
Maybe this is one of the tug planes? All the info i have on these pictures is 'a dakota in a little lake on the kampina heather'.

peter

What I found until now trough the internet is that apparently this C47A piloted by 1/Lt.J.Webster,436 TCG/81 Sqdr came down at 1500u between Esch (south of Vught) and Oisterwijk.

Peter.

18 Sept 1944.

From this airfield the mission of both serial, A-41 and A-53 to fly over on Sept 18 the main parts of the 326th Airborne Engineers  to the Son LZ-W took place.
Also on that day the Queen-City took of from this airfield.

Peter.

Peter, Thanks for all the pictures and postings. It seems your town had alot of
activity during the war. That C-47 that crashed in the lake, do you have any information
about this plane? Also how far are you from Arnhem?

doug wilber

Doug,

I have now further information on the C-47,maybe the "L" and tailnumber can tell you something?
Arnhem is about 80 km from Oisterwijk a one hour drive.

Peter.

Quoted from peter van der linden

26 july 1943.
Halifax bomber.
Shot down by a German fighter after a raid on Essen Germany.
Crashed about 4,5 km from Oisterwijk.
5 deaths,2 suvivors.
no8 on map.

peter.

Quoted from peter van der linden

sept/okt 1944.
Emergency landing due to engine failure of a British Spitfire.
Oisterwijksebaan,area heukelom in Oisterwijk no7 on map.
1 survivor.

Peter.

Peter, I imagine that is the right wheel cover for the Spitfire?

doug wilber

Doug,
It depends on what end of the plane you are standing, if you study the shape at the bottom and rectangular line.
The shape is like this for taxi (tail down) and take off(tail up).
Wood you stand in front of the plain it would be on the right hand site of the left landing gear.
Then it was positioned under the left wings landing gear.
Peter