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MAX 2Doc, December 12, 2017 – Liever dood dan vermist

MAX 2Doc, December 12, 2017 – Liever dood dan vermist

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Maandag 15 januari zendt MAX om 21.10 uur op NPO 2 de 2Doc Liever dood dan vermist uit. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog stortten talloze geallieerde piloten en andere bemanningsleden met hun vliegtuig en explosieven neer in ons land. Waarom wordt in de ene gemeente wél en in de andere niet tot berging van deze vliegtuigwrakken, explosieven en militairen overgegaan?

News: Aircraft recovery Lancaster R5682 Warten

Aircraft recovery Lancaster R5682 Warten

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MAX 2Doc, December 12, 2017 – Liever dood dan vermist

MAX 2Doc, December 12, 2017 – Liever dood dan vermist

Dutch article

Maandag 15 januari zendt MAX om 21.10 uur op NPO 2 de 2Doc Liever dood dan vermist uit. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog stortten talloze geallieerde piloten en andere bemanningsleden met hun vliegtuig en explosieven neer in ons land. Waarom wordt in de ene gemeente wél en in de andere niet tot berging van deze vliegtuigwrakken, explosieven en militairen overgegaan?

News: Aircraft recovery IJsselmeer:

Aircraft recovery IJsselmeer

During the night of the 9th May, 1941 a British bomber was shot down above the IJsselmeer by the Germans. Apparently, it was a Vickers Wellington with six crew members, of which two are still missing. Because the aircraft has bombs on board, it must be recovered. Leemans will drain a part of the IJsselmeer in order to recover the plane. It’s the first time it happened this way in the Netherlands. The recovery will take about a month in collaboration with the municipality Fryske Marren and the Dutch Royal Air Force.

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News: Recovery of a F-5 aircraft near De Bodde in Bitgum

Recovery of a F-5 aircraft near De Bodde in Bitgum

In collaboration with the Dept. Of Defense, Leemans accomplished the recovery of a crashed Swiss F-5 fighter jet. The aircraft crashed early June in a lake at the Bodde in the Frisian town Bitgum. After the analysis of different environmental and soil investigations, the jet will be recovered carefully. Afterwards the area around will be cleaned and restored. Leemans will make every effort to run the recovery as smoothly as possible.

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