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SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE AIRBORNE MUSEUM OOSTERBEEK
Utrechtseweg 232, 6862 AZ OOSTERBEEK, the Netherlands
Representative in Great Britain: Mr. F.Young,
6, Kildow Gardens,Cliftonville,Kent CT 9 3 EG
Editor:Drs.R.P.G.A.Voskuil
Translation:Mrs.A.Meeuwsen

10th Anniversary Excursion – a great success.
More than 200 people took part in the special excursion on June 10th,on the occasion of the 10 th Anniversary of our Society. The group assembled on the Rijnkade at Arnhem,where they were welcomed with coffee.From there they walked to the BASF building near the bridge. From the top floor of this building one has _a very good view of the bridge and its surroundings.Here Mr.Drs.P.R.A.van Iddekinge,who is the archivist of Arnhem municipality,talked about the events

10th Anniversary excursion. Participants listen attentively to Mr.Drs. P.R.A. van Iddekinge who talks about the fighting which took place around the bridge at Arnhem in September 1944. (Photo:B.de Reus).

in this area in September 1944,and the consequences they had for the civilian population.
Then followed a walk around the Northern ascent of the bridge.Messrs. van Roekel, Luursema and Voskuil supplied further Information at the most important points.
Af ter this walk followed the boat-trip. Lunch was served while the boat was slowly prepairing for the journey and then the well-known views of Arnhem and Ooster beek came into sight,this time seen from the water.
As every participant had been provided with a very extensive excursion guide, Mr. van Roekel had only to indicate which point had been reached and which page of the guide gave further Information.So everyone knew exactly where one was and what had happened at that special point. This proved to be a very good system to inform a large group of people who by this time had spread all over the boat. The trip lasted for four hours and took the passengers to Wageningen and back to. Arnhem.The weather was good and everybody was very enthusiastic about this novel way of combining pleasure with the obtaining of a mass of detailed Infor¬mation.
Mr.van Roekel deserves a special word of thanks for the way he organized the trip and led the party to Wageningen and back!
Pilgrimage 1990.
The Commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem will this year take place from Septem¬ber 17th till 22nd. As always,you will find the programme for the events with this Newsletter.
General Sir John W.Hackett will be this year’s leader of the Pilgrimage.
Colonel Wilhelm leaves the Airborne Museum.
The Director of the Airborne Museum,Colonel C.Wilhelm,has retired from his post on July Ist. During the ten years of his directorship the Museum and its collection have grown considerably.
Mr.Wilhelm is a man who prefers to work behind the scenes,he does not like to be in the limelight. The Museum is very much indebted to him and is sorry to see him leave.
It has been decided not to appoint a new director.This task will be filled by Mr. de Reus,who has been the curator of the Museum since 1978.He will be assisted by Mr. Drs. A.Groeneweg.who is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum.
Polish Commemorative envelope.
In our last Newsletter we announced the arrival of a special commemorative envelope. It has a Polish stamp depicting General Sosabowski.The numbered envelopes were stamped in Warsaw on May 8th of this year.The envelope also shows the Standard of the Polish Para Brigade in colour. The first two envelopes were presented to General Sosabowski’s son and grandson.
The interest in this envelope is very great.lt can be bought at the Museum and costs f5,- .
Excursion-guide.
There are still some copies obtainable of the extensive excursion-guide which was issued for the boat excursion on June lOth.They can be bought at the Museum and cost ƒ5,-.
“Roll of Honour”.
The “Roll of Honour of the Battle of Arnhem”,compiled by Mr.J.A Hey is sold out and will not be reprinted in the near future.The “Supplement to the First and Sécond Edition” of 1989 can still be bought at the Museum.
Schools-project.
This year again the interest in the schools-project proves to be verv larae Since January Ist of this year about 3.000 pupils of different schools have’

The boat-trip : passing through the locks at Driel.

participated in this project which aims at promoting an interest in the Battle of Arnhem with the younger/youngest generation.
Exhibition.
The AMRO Bank on the Utrechtseweg in Oosterbeek will show a small exhibition of photographs and material about the Battle of Arnhem, from August 25th till October Ist. This exhibition will be arranged by our Oosterbeek member, Mr. Luuk Buist.
Book “De oogst van tien jaar/The Harvest of ten years”.
This book,which was issued in 1988 on the occasion of”ten years Airborne Museum in Hartenstein House” has been reduced in price and now cost ƒ 17,50.
The book contains seven original diaries from people who were involved in the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
One story, the diary of the resistance fighter Mr. C.B.Labouchère, is in Dutch, the other six are in English.These are from the hands of Brigadier G.Lathbury, Colonel Graeme Warrack,Major lan Toler.Flying Officer R.Lawton.G.W.Jukes and Alan Wood.
The book contains a number of original photographs and can be bought at the Museum.
Appeal I.
A British company is planning to make a feature film about the aftermath of the Battle of Arnhem.lt will give special attention to the help given by the Dutch population to Allied military personnel which had remained behind after the Battle.The film will pay much attention to the escape operations “Pegasus I and II” and the “Crossings” through the Biesbosch.

In connection with the preparations for this film,the company wants to contact Netherlands civilians who did come into contact with hidden Allied personnel during the winter of 1944/1945 and who are prepaired to tell their story.
The company is also searching for Allied personnel who were kept hidden by Dutch civilians during that period.
If you want to contribute your story,please contact Mr. K.Ryninks.SCORPIO Film Productions Ltd, 39 St.James’s Lane.London N10 3DA,England.Tel.081-4446311. Netherlands civilians can write in Dutch to Mr. Ryninks.
Appeal II.
Mr. G.H.Maassen from Oosterbeek is planning to write a Ministory about the French Renault tanks which were launched by the Germans in the Western part of the Perimeter in September 1944. Several of the tanks which were put out of action by the British were still there in 1945, for instance on the Westerbouwing,on the van Borsselenweg,on the Utrechtseweg opposite the Koude Herberg,and on the Sonnen- berglaan. It is still not clear which German unit had been equipped with these tanks and on which date they were brought into action.
Any information(archives.museums,literature eet.) is very welcome.Please contact Mr. G.H.Maassen,Jan van Riebeeckweg 82,6861 BH Oosterbeek. Tel. 085-337515 or 085-348303 :office.
Reprint of “Remember Arnhem.”
John Fairley’s book “Remember Arnhem” was first published in 1978.It describes the experiences of the Ist Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron during the Battle of Arnhem.The first edition was sold out very quickly,which was no surprise as it was considered to be one of the best books about the Battle. Now a reprint has been published. The price is ƒ 50,- .
Exposition at the “Westerbouwing”.
The Westerbouwing restaurant will show an exposition of material relating to the Battle of Arnhem,from September 17th till 26th. This material was collected during the last few years on the former battlefields by Messrs.Harry Leydecker,Hans van de Velden and Marco Pankow.
AIRBORNE- and PEGASUS Walking-tours.
The 44th Airborne one-day walking-tour will be held in Oosterbeek on Saturday, September Ist. This walking-tour attracts the largest number of participants in Europe and its route includes many points which were involved in the Battle of Arnhem.One of its aims is to keep alive the memory of this Battle. Information can be obtained from”Politie Sport Vereniging Renkum”,v,d.Molenallee 8,6865 Doorwerth, tel. 085-337960.
Another one-day walking-tour,the 7th Pegasus tour,will be held on October 20th.
It commemorates the historie escape operations across the Rhine by people who had been left behind after the Battle of Arnhem:soldiers,pilots and resistance fighters,during October 1944.The tour starts from Café Floor at Lunteren.Infor¬mation from :Streek VVV,Achterdoelen 36,Postbus 80.12,6710 AA Ede Telephone- 08380-14444.
Camera-man Gordon “Jock” Walker in diorama.
In our last Newsletter we wrote about the donation of a Zeiss Super Ikonta camera to the Museum.The plans regarding the placing of a figure representing the camera-man Gordon “Jock” Walker,together with the camera,in the diorama, have now been completed.
Airborne momument for Wolfheze.
Many inhabitants of Wolfheze have for a long time harboured the wish to erect an Airborne monument in their village.
On September 17th,1944.Wolfheze was hit by a heavy bombardment,the prelude to the Battle of Arnhem.Ninety persons were killed that morning. Some hours later the first airlandings took place on the farmlands West of Wolfheze.
Two years ago the wish for a monument was given new life by the members of the Committee Airborne Memorial”.The inhabitants donated the sum of ƒ 6 000 and plans got underway.We have now been informed that Wolfheze will very soon have its own monument.

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SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE AIRBORNE MUSEUM OOSTERBEEK
Utrechtseweg 232,6862 AZ OOSTERBEEK, The Netherlands
Representative in Great Britain:Mr.F.M.Young, 6,Kildown Gardens,Cliftonville, Kent CT 9 3EG
Editor:Drs.R.P.G.A.Voskuil Translation:Mrs.A.Meeuwsen

Excursion in June will include boat-trip.
This year’s excursion will take place on Sunday.June IQth and preparations have been under way since October of last year.
As there are many members who can not take part in an excursion on Saturday, because of work or otherwise,we have had many requests to organize an excursion on a Sunday.
Our lOth anniversary in 1990 justifies an extra special kind of excursion.
In the morning there will be a walk around the Northern ascent of the John Frost bridge at Arnhem,with detailed explanations about the actions that took place in that region between September 17th and 21st,1944.
After this walk lunch will follow on an excursion boat which will be moored near the bridge.
At two o’clock the boat will leave in the direction of Wageningen.During the boat-trip you will be able to observe a large number of points along the river which have played an important part during the Battle of Arnhem and shortly afterwards.You will receive an extensive excursion guide,illustrated with many maps and photographs.Some of the most important parts to observe are:Onderlangs near Arnhem,the railway bridge near Oosterbeek,the crossingpoints of the Poles and the Dorsets,the place where the survivors of the Ist Airborne Division crossed the river and the Crossing point of “Operation Pegasus I”.
The boat will be back at Arnhem at five o’clock.
The organization is in the hands of Mr.C.van Roekel, more details will follow in the next Newsletter.
Although the excursion will not take place till June,it is already possible to book for it now.The costs per person will be ƒ 37,50, these include the excursion,the lunch and the excursion guide.
With regard to the special character of this day,it has been decided to allow members to invite a (limited) number of guests.These guests will pay ƒ 42,50. However, members will take priority if the number of participants will become too large.
Payments can be made by giro;no. 4403641 of the Vereniging Vrienden van het Airborne Museum,mention “Rijnexcursie”.The bank number is 53 66 21 128.
The closing date for booking is May 20th.

10th General Annual Meeting.
You are invited to attend the lOth General Annual Meeting of the Society on SATURDAY,MARCH 24th,199O, in the Concerthall,Benedendorpsweg at Oosterbeek (opposite the Old Church),telephone 085-332046). TIME: 14.00 hrs.
The AGENDA of the meeting is as follows:
1. Opening address by the chairman.
2. Reading of the minutes of the 9th General Annual Meeting of March llth,1989.
3. Annual Review 1989.
4. Financial Report 1989 and budget 1990.
5. Report Auditing Committee.
6. Election of Committee members
7. Appointment of reserve member auditing committee.
8. Questions before closure of meeting.
9. Closure.

Ad pt.6 : Mrs.J.M.de Langen and Mr. W.T.de Ruyter are due to retire from the committee, both are eligible for re-election. According to article 8 of the regulations,members can propose other candidates. Proposals should be sent in writing to the Secretary of the Society,ten days before the day of the meeting. They must be signed by at least ten members and be accompanied by a written agreement of the proposed members,who must be of age and members of the Society. Thirty minutes before the start of the meeting,the financial papers and the report of the Auditing Committee will be available for inspection by the members. The financial report 1989 and the budget 1990 will be sent to our members with the next Newsletter.
Presentation of the book about the Polish Brigade.
After the official part of the lOth Annual Meeting,the presentation will take place of the book “De Polen van Driel” (The Poles of Driel),written by the American author George Cholwczynsky.Members who want to buy this book after the presentation will be able to obtain a copy which has been provided with a signed and numbered book-plate.
The next Newsletter will give a review of this book.
In connection with this presentation,Mr,G.H.Maassen will round off his talk about the Polish Para Brigade,which he presented during the Special Subject Afternoon of November 25th,1989.
Special meeting for “specialists”.
Some years ago a special meeting was organized for members who want to talk”shop” about their specific interests with like-minded fellow members.
Following several requests to repeat this event.it has been decided to organize a second meeting on Saturday morning,March 24th,preceding the General Annual Meeting in the afternoon.
The meeting will be held in the Airborne Museum,which will open at 10 o’clock. Members will be invited to have a look “behind the scenes” of the Museum and to visit.for instance, the library.
Members are encouraged to bring material relating to their special subjects. The book-service will also be present with an extensive collection.
Coffee will be ready and waiting for you!
Special-subject afternoon very well attended!
More than 200 members of our Society attended the special-subject afternoon on Saturday,November 25th,1989,in the ELEKTRUM at Arnhem
Mr. G.H.Maassen from Oosterbeek talked about the First Polish Independent Para Brigade and the role it played during the Battle of Arnhem.
After the interval members watched the video-film “Forever in our Memory”

The Polish Para Brigade also.made use of the type of small handcart which was bought and donated to the Airborne Museum.
(Photo: Collection Airborne Museum)

Acquisition of British handcart.
Some time ago, a small British handcart was dug up in a wood near Oosterbeek. During the Battle of Arnhem,these handcarts were used to transport equipment and ammunition.The cart could either be drawn by hand or coupled to a jeep. The finders restored it as far as possible to its original state and afterwards offered it for sale. This rare cart was then bought by the Society and given to the Museum.
Part of the money which was donated by the 7th Battalion,the King’s Own Scottish Borderers (see newsletter no.36),was used to buy the handcart.This fact will be stated on a small plate attached to the cart.
The handcart has been given a place in the large diorama in the basement of the Museum.
The Polish Para Brigade : Exposition.
On the occasion of the appearance of the book “The Poles of Driel”,the Airborne Museum will organize an exposition about the Polish Para Brigade. A large part of the original photographs which appear in the book will also be exhibited. The exposition will last from 24ch of March until the end of April.
Special gift.
The other day.the Airborne Museum received a very special little girl’s dress, made of white’parachute silk: it is a First Communion dress and was donated by Mrs.Sophie Davies Coolegem from Eindhoven.

Annual Report 1989.
In spite of the fact that 30 members had to be expelled from the Society because of non-payment of their subscription,the number of members of the Society did increase to 967,compared to 937 in 1988.
Sadly.eight members died in 1989: Messrs. J.H.T.Kilian,Jhr.W.L.A.van Panhuys, H.Tolman,H.van Medenbach de Rooy,S.D.Schager,A.J.Hollingdale,A.Turner and N.F.Dellar.
Four Newsletters were published in 1989,the last Newsletter contained a photo- coverage in colour of the 45th Commemorations in September 1989.
The sale of articles and souvenirs went very well.thanks also to the five new articles which arrived in time to be sold in September.
Also in September,the Society received considerable gifts of money from the 7th Battalion,the King’s Own Scottish Borderers,from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME),and from the Thanet Branch.
The Society also offered assistance regarding the visit on ten handicapped veterans,by courtesy of the “Zilveren Kruis” Health Insurance Company.
The special-subject days and the excursions were very well attended.So many people wanted to join the excursion in May that it had to be repeated in September. The schools-project was also very succesful in 1989.
Gifts to the Museum included a British flame-thrower,a window dummy playing the part of a handler of the flame-thrower, and a new show-case. (M.de Langen)
The schools-project.
In the past,visits from schools mostly happened in the quiet period: winter and early spring.In the past year,however,there were many visits all through the year.even during the busy September days. Thus it happened that there were meetings between the schoolchildren and visiting veterans: both parties enjoyed the lively exchanges of thoughts and ideas.
About 1800 pupils from primary and secondary schools took part in the project and it is remarkable that a large number of schools are situated outside the region.
“The Devil’s Birthday” translated into Dutch.
Six years after Geoffry Powell’s book “The Devil’s Birthday” was published, a Dutch translation has appeared, called “De verloren Slag”.
It is the first book by a British author to give a complete story of the entire operation. The author,who is an Arnhem veteran,emphasizes the role played by the American 82nd and lOlst Airborne Divisions.XXX Corps,the Dutch, the German defenders.the British Ist Airborne Division and the Polish Para Brigade.
His book had been based on a thorough study of military and political archives, on his own experiences,on eye witness accounts and on correspondence with many survivors.
The book has been translated by Drs.A.Groeneweg and contains many photographs and maps.The publisher is Gysbers & van Loon at Arnhem,the price is ƒ 58 .
Reprint of the book “De zwarte herfst” (“The Black Autumn”.)
This book.written by C.A.Dekkers and L.P.J.Vroemen.was first published in 1984 The reprint contains a supplement and is published by Gysbers & van Loon at Arnhem. Price:ƒ 44,75.
Request from the treasurer:Members who have not yet paid their for their subscription for 1990 ,are kindly requested to do so as soon as possible!

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SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE AIRBORNE MUSEUM OOSTERBEEK
Utrechtseweg 232,6862 AZ OOSTERBEEK, The Netherlands
Representative in Great Brtitain:Mr.F.Young, 6,Kildown Gardens, Cliftonville, Kent CT9 3EG
NEUSLETTER No 35 Editor:Drs.R.P.G.A.Voskuil
JULY 1989 . Translation.’Mrs.A.Meeuwsen

With this newsletter you will find,as usual, the programme for the yearly commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem in September. This year’s programme shows some changes,especially on Saturday.September 16th.
Major-General J.D.Frost MC,DSO,will be the leader of this year’s Pilgrimage.He was Commander of the 2nd Parachute Battalion in September 1944.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem.Because of this, an extra large number of pilgrims is expected.Added to this.there will be a large number of veterans who will be returning to Arnhem and Oosterbeek for the first time since 1944.
We are happy to be able to announce that the Health Insurance Company “Het Zilveren Kruis”,after consultation with our member Mr.C.van Roekel.has again offered to fund the travel expenses for ten disabled veterans to come and attend the commemoration.
Second excursion to the Betuwe.
After Consulting the two leaders of the excursion,Messrs.Margry and Maassen, the date for this second excursion has been fixed for Saturday,September 30th. As there were more than one hundred applicants for the first excursion,this second excursion is already fully booked and no new applicants can be accepted. The programme for this second excursion will be the same as for the first one, see Newsletter No.34.
At the request of a number of our members.application for further excursions will also be possible by payment via a bank.instead of only by giro. We also plan to inform applicants by letter whether they have been booked for a first, or for a second excursion.
Two 40th Anniversaries.
This year sees the 40th anniversary of both the Airborne Museum and the Society for Geography and History of Renkum Municipality.The boards of trustees of the two institutions will hold a joint reception on September 22nd, 1989, in the “De Zalmen” tea-room of Doorwerth Castle.
At the same time a joint booklet will be published which describes both the growth of the Society and the start and development of the Airborne Museum. The booklet contains about 45 photographs and will be published in a limited edition. It will cost ƒ 10,-.
Exhibition “The Netherlands Resistance and the Battle of Arnhem.”
On Friday,April 25th,this exhibition was officially opened by Mr.Piet Nieuw- straten. Mr.Nieuwstraten is an ex – resistance fighter and is now chairman

Mr.Nieuwstraten opens the exhibition about the Resistance by means of pressing the button of an old radio transmitter-receiver. (Photo:B.de Reus.)

of the Committee which handles the Information about the work of the Resistance,especially with an eye to the young Dutch people.
Among those present were the mayors of Arnhem and Renkum,the Polish miliary attaché,It-colonel Bohdan Sienkiewicz.and several representatives of the local resistance-groups of the war-years.
In his speech,Mr.Nieuwstraten called the Airborne Museum a window to history. At this moment there are still eye-witnesses among us who can teil the story of those terrible times, but the time will come that they are no longer here to do so and that is why the Museum plays an important part to keep the story alive.
The Resistance Movement has done much valuable and also dangerous work.Many members did pay for it with their lives. Their efforts and their offers must never be forgotten.
The exhibition has attracted many visitors.
In memoriam Lieutenant-Colonel S.C.A.N.Bishop QBE.
Lt-Colonel Bishop died quite unexpectedly in his home in Camberley on June 8th. He was 68. For 13 years he was Controller of the Airborne Forces Security Fund at Aldershot.and as such he was responsible for the organisation of the yearly remembrance service in the Airborne Cemetery at Oosterbeek He was assisted in this task by Mr. J.Rudolphie.
In 1941 Lt-Colonel Bishop fought with the East Surrey Regiment in the Peninsula against the Japanese After the fall of Singapore,he became a prisoner-of-war and was transported to Thailand ,where he had to work on the infamous

“Railway of Death”.
After the Second World War he joined the Parachute Regiment till he left the active service an began to work for the Airborne Forces Security Fund. Three years ago he handed over the post of Controller,but he remained a trustee of the Fund.
Lieutenant-Colonel Bischop was known an an incorruptible.extremely hard working, but above all an- unpretentious man.lt is typical of his character that he wanted to be cremated privately and that he wanted people not to send flowers but to donate their money to the Airborne Forces Security Fund.so that others can be helped.
Author comes to sign new book in September.
Some weeks ago a book appeared in England called “Ready for Anything,The Parachute Regiment at War 1940-1982”, by Julian Thompson.
In this book the author describes the “birth” of this Regiment in 1940 and the most important military operations in which the Regiment was involved,such as Bruneval,Northern Africa.Sicily.Normandy,Arnhem,the Ardennes.Germany (“the Rhine-crossing”),Java,Palestine,Egypt,Cyprus,Suez,Southern Arabia,Borneo, Northern Ireland and,finally,the Falklands.
About two thirds of the book is occupied by the Second World War,the chapter about the Battle of Arnhem is the longest in the book.
Julian Thompson,who served in the Falklands conflict,describes the course of the various operations in a very readable style,he analyses situations and decisions in a very clear way.He has made use of nonpublished reports and he has also interviewed many veterans.
Julian Thompson will come to Holland in September in order to attend the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem.On Friday.September 15th and on Saturday, September 16th, he will be present in the Airborne Museum for a couple of hours to sign copies of his book which will then be for sale.
“Ready for Anything.The Parachute Regiment at War 1940-1982”, runs to 365 pages and has been illustrated by maps and photographs.The book has been published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in London. The price in England is £ 14.95, the price in Holland is not yet known.
Request from the treasurer.
In order to prevent misunderstandings and delays,you are requested to address your questions and remarks about financial matters solely to the treasurer, Mr. R.Fennema, Benedendorpsweg 150,6862 WP.Oosterbeek. tel. 085-333406.
Re-burial of soldiers in the Airborne Cemetery.
On April 12th of this year a service took place in the Airborne Cemetery,during which four soldiers were re—buried whose bodies had been discovered in the one-time battlefield during the last two years.
One of the bodies,which could not be identified.was that of a soldier who was killed near Bergen in Limburg in February,1945.He belonged to the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry DiVision.
The other three were killed during the Battle of Arnhem One of them could not be identifiedjit is known that he belonged to the Royal Engineers.His body was found West of the Old Church in Oosterbeek.
In that same place the body was discovered of Alfred E.Johnson of the 2nd Battalion,the South Staffordshire Regiment. He had been missing since September
The body of the fourth man was found near Ginkel Heath.He was identified as William J.Allan.10th Battalion,the Parachute Regiment.He had been missing since September 18th,1944. Relatives of both soldiers Johnson and Allan had been able to come to Oosterbeek to attend the moving service wich was led by the Reverend F.Preston MBE,
a former chaplain.The tombstones will presumably be placed on the graves in the spring or summer of 1990.

Member for life from America.
We received an application to become a member for life from Mr.T.G.Terrell from Woodbridge,Virginia,USA.
Exhibition in Pieter Reijenga School.
In 1982 our member Hans van der Velden from Renkum held his first exhibition of material he had found on the former battlefields around Arnhem with the help of a metal-detector.
This year he will repeat this exhibition in the Pieter Reijenga School on Satur- day.September 16th,between 10.00 and 17.00 hrs.
The “Society of Friends of the Museum of Army Flying” in Middle Wallop.
The military Airfield of Middle Wallop lies about one hundred kilometres SW of London.on the edge of Salisbury Plain.During the Second World War it was a well known British nightfighter base. In 1957 it became the Headquarters of the new “Army Air Corps”,caused by the joining together of the Glider Pilot Regiment and the Air Observation Post Squadrons.
Now we find there the magnificent “Museum of Army Flying”. Much room and attention has been given to the history of the Glider Pilot Regiment. The exhibition contains.among other things.the fuselage of a HORSA glider,a complete WACO/HADRIAN glider and work is being done to restore part of the fuselage of an enormous HAMILCAR glider.
Since about two years there is now a “Society of Friends of the Museum of Army Flying”,which supports the Museum in various ways.
People outside Great Britain who are interested in this Museum,now also can become members of the Society.They will receive Information about the museum as well as the Society’s Newsletters. The subscription is £ 5 a year. Information can be obtained from the Membership Secretary,Mrs. V Somerton- Rayner.Thatchways, Quarley nr. Andover, Hants SP11 8QB,England. tel.: 0264-88331.
Foundation “Sympatia Poland-Holland” seeks support.
In September 1985,two members of the Committee Driel-Poland.attended the unveiling of a plaque in remembrance of the First Polish Independent Parachute Brigade.
This ceremony took place in Czestochowa in Poland. They were struck by the fact that there were many young people present.especially many members of various Polish Scouting groups.
That manifestation gave rise to the idea to promote an exchange between young Poles and young people from the Arnhem region.This resulted in the “Foundation Sympatia Poland-Holland”,the aim of which is”to continue and further the bonds of friendship between those Polish and Dutch people who feel bound together as a result of the events during the Battle of Arnhem in 1944.”
The Foundation tries to reach this aim by means of:l) bringing together representa— tives of the young people of both countries by means of mutual visits; 2)by enlarging the knowledge of each other’s country and culture; and 3) by keeping alive the interest in the history of the Battle of Arnhem and especially in the part played by the Polish troops.
However.the Foundation is still young and does not yet possess the means necessary to give the right continuity to its plans.lt is true that various institutions have been asked for help.but the Foundation hopes that help will also come from many members of the public. Supporters of the Foundation will receive the News- sheet “Gazetka”,which will appear twice yearly.
If you want to help the Foundation and are prepared to donate the yearly sum of at least ƒ 15,-,please contact one of the persons listed hereunder:
Mr. A.J.M.Baltussen.Chairman.Bennekomseweg 90,Renkum.tel.08373-16619
Mrs. M.E.Scholten.Secretary-treasurer, Prins Bernhardlaan 74, Bennekóm tel. 08389-19354.

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SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE AIRBORNE MUSEUM OOSTERBEEK
Utrechtseweg 232, 6862 AZ OOSTERBEEK, The Netherlands
Representative in Great Britain: Mr. F.M.Young, 6,
Kildown Gardens, Cliftonville.Kent CT 9 3EG
Editor: Drs. R.P.G.A.Voskuil Translation:Mrs.A.Meeuwsen

IN MEMORIAM General R.E.Urquhart C.B..D.S.O. We were saddened by the news of the death of General R.E.Urquhart.C.B..D.S.O. on December 13th,1988.He died at the age of 87, in Port of Menteith.Scotland. In accordance with his last will he was buried privately on Saturday.December 17th. At the same time a short remembrance service was held in the Airborne Cemetery at Oosterbeek.On behalf of our Society a wreath was laid by the.chair- man.Mr.J.Smits,together with Mr.C.van Roekel. General Urquhart last visited Arnhem and Oosterbeek in September 1987.During that stay he visited the house at Zwarteweg 14,Arnhem, the place where he had to hide from the enemy for several hours. (Photo R.de Reus)

9th General Annual Meeting.

You are invited to attend the 9th General Annual Meeting of the Society,on SATURDAY.MARCH llth,1989,in the Concerthall.Benedendorpsweg at Oosterbeek (oppo site the Old Church), telephone 085-332046). TIME : 14.00 hrs.
The AGENDA of the meeting is as follows.:

Mr.R.Fennema (treasurer) is due to retire from the committee.He is elegible for re-election.According to article 8 of the regulations,members can propose other candidates. Proposals should be sent in writing to the secretary of the Society, ten days before the day of the meeting.They must be signed by at least ten members and be accompanied by a written agreement of the proposed members,who must be of age and members of the Society.
Thirty minutes before the start of the meeting, the financial papers and the report of the Auditing Committee will be available for inspection by the members. The Financial Report 1988 and the budget 1989 will be sent to our members with the next Newsletter.
After the Annual Meeting two short video-films will be shown.The first is an impression of the walking-excursion which took place on June 18th of last year and was made by our member,Mr.Feenstra of Hilversum. The second film was made in September 1984 for the TV programr.ie “Van Gewest tot Gewest” on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem.
Special-subject afternoon very well attended!
No less than 225 members of our Society attended the special-subject afternoon on Saturday.November 26th,1988,in the ELEKTRUM at Arnhem. They listened attenti- vely to Mr. Duinhoven’s lecture about “Operation Berlin” and after the interval watched the scientific documentary about the Battle of Arnhem.
Duririg the interval a surprise event took place:the presentation of a book “Oosterbeek-September 1944”.written by Mr. J.Lammerts and published by our Society. The books had arrived from the printer somewhat sooner than expected.so this was a nice opportunity for Mr.Lammerts to present his book in person at the Saturday afternoon. A large number of the members present took the opportunity to buy a copy and to have it signed by the author. About half of the edition of 50 books were sold that afternoon and some weeks af ter the books were sold out.
The second edition has now arrived,most books of this edition will be put apart for those members who have not yet been able to obtain it.A short description of the book can be found on page 3.
Flame-thrower obtained for the Museum.
For many years people have been trying to find an original flame-thrower as used by the British Airborne troops in September 1944. Thanks to efforts of Mr.C.van Roekel, the Museum now possesses a flame-thrower which is still in perfect con- dition. It will be shown in one of the diorama’s in the basement of the Museum and is a welcome addition to the Museum’s collection.
Request from the treasurer:Members who have not yet paid their subscription for 1989,are kindly requested to do so as soon as possible!

Mr. Lammercs signs the first copies of his book “Oosterbeek September 1944”.
(Photo:B.de Reus)

“Oosterbeek-September 1944.”
In this book,which was presented during the special-subject afternoon in Novem¬ber, Mr.Lammerts describes the events he experienced in September 1944,when he was 23. He wrote it during the first months of 1945,when his memory was still fresh, in a couple of exercise-books. Now,forty~four years later, it has been printed and published by the Society. In order not to detract from the authen- ticity of the story,the original text has for the larger part been left un- changed.
The book describes the events in and around Mr.Lammerts’s home on the Paasberg in Oosterbeek, in the British Tafelberg Hotel hospital and in the Paasberg school which was used as a dressing-station.
The book gives a very detailed and penetrating description of the atmosphere of those dramatic days.In order to make things even clearer.a number of maps have been added.
The book contains 116 pages and also some photographs. It costs ƒ 15,- .
If you want to receive it by post,the costs are ƒ 20,-.It can be ordered from the Society,giro no. 4403641, mention “book Oosterbeek”.
Annual Report 1988.
In spite of the fact that 24 members had to be expelled from the Society because of non-payment of their subscription,the number of members of the Society did increase to 937.compared to 866 at the end of 1987.
Sadly.five members died in 1988:our Honorary Member General R.E.Urquhart and our members J.H.Cobussen.E.J.A.Geurs,J.Fox and J.Holcombe.

Four Newsletters were published in 1988. The special-subject days were very well attended. The sale of articles and souvenirs went very well.both in the Museum shop and during outside occasions.A considerable sum could be handed over to BLESMA.
The English translation appeared of “The Tommies are Coming , and Mr.Lammerts s book “Oosterbeek-September 1944” was published in December.
The “Chair-project” was rounded off very succesfully in 1988.
Furthermore,our Society organized the renovation of the SHERMAN—tank and assisted in obtaining a complete set of the “PEGASUS JOURNAL”.
The Society also offered assistance regarding the visit of ten handicapped veterans, by courtesy of the “Zilveren Kruis ” Health Insurance Company.

Donations to the Museum consisted,among other things,of a modern typewriter and a projector for the audiovisual presentation. (M. de Langen)
Donation of set of RAF medals.
In September 1944,Flying Officer Douglas H.Over was an RAF pilot with No.74 Squadron. During the Battle of Arnhem he was engaged in several missions over the battlefield. After the Battle he continued to fly “fighter sweeps” in the area.
On December llth,1944,his Spitfire was shot down West of the Apeldoornseweg. Douglas Over did not survive the crash.
On December llth,1988,exactly 44 years later,his sister and brother visited Oosterbeek and the Museum in order to donate their brother’s set of medals to the Museum. The set contains the 39-45 Star,the France and Germany Star,the Defence Medal and the War Medal 39-45.Flying Officer Douglas Over was also “Mentioned in Despatches.” His is the first set of medals belonging to an RAF pilot which the Museum has received.
Exhibition about the Resistance Movement.
The Board of the Museum is planning to organize an exhibition about the role played by the Netherlands Resistance Movement during the Battle of Arnhem.Plans are for this exhibition to take place in May of this year.
As the Museum does not possess much Information about this subject,it asks the assistance of those who possess material about the role of the Resistance Move¬ment in September 1944. So,if you still have articles,photographs,maps,etc. relating to this subject,please contact the Museum. General information about this period is also very welcome.
Memorial booklet 40th Anniversary Museum.
This year sees the 40th anniversary of both the Airborne Museum and the Society for Geography and History of Renkum Municipality. Till 1978, the Airborne Museum was part of the latter Society,but when the Museum moved to Hartenstein House, it got its own Board of Trustees.
There are plans to celebrate these anniversaries by publishing a joint booklet. Still needed are old photographs and press-cuttings,especially about the first Airborne Museum which was situated in a small wooden hut in the inner court-yard of Doorwerth Castle.
When you do possess this kind of material and are willing to lend it for a short time to the compilers of the booklet,please contact Mr.G.H.Maassen.archivist of Renkum Municipality,tel. 085-348111 (daytime) or 085-337515 (evening).You can also contact the Museum.
New texts for the photo’s in the Museum.
During the winter months a large part of the captions with the photo’s in the Museum will be renewed. All additions and corrections which have been received over the last years,will be incorporated.

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ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF THE AIRBORNE MUSEUM OOSTERBEEK
Utrechtseweg 232, 6862 AZ Oosterbeek, the Netherlands.
Representative in Great Britain: Mr. F.M.Young,
9,Buckhurst Drive, Ciiftonville,Kent CT9 3HT
Editor:Drs.R.P.G.A.Voskuil
Translation:Mrs.A.G.Meeuwsen

Special-subject afternoon on Saturday,November 26th,1988
There will be another special-subject afternoon for our members on Saturday, November 26th.We will meet at the ELEKTRUM in Arnhem,where we will be welcome guests for the fourth year.
The programme will be as follows:
13.30 – 14.00 hrs : arrival of the members.
14.00 – 15.00 hrs : Lecture by Mr.Duinhoven of Oosterbeek.

Attentive listeners during the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem in Driel. From left to right: Major-General A.J.Deane-Drummond,leader of the Pilgrimage, and Messrs. R.Gasowski and J. Lorys.representatives of the Polish Airborne Forces Association. (photo:B.de Reus.)

The subject of Mr.Duinhoven’s lecture will be “Operation Berlin” , the retreat of the remainder of the First British Airborne Division across the Rhine in the night of September 25th~26th,1944. Together with Mr.R.Gerritsen of Duiven,Mr.Duinho¬ven has for some time now been gathering information about this retreat.
Much attention will be paid to the role of the British and Canadian engineering units which,with the help of their boats.managed to evavuate almost 2400 men of the Division to the other side of the river.
The lecture is illustrated by colour-slides.

15.00 – 15.30 hrs.:tea-break.The book-service will be present with a large selection of books.
15.30 – 16.00 hrs.continuation of lecture by Mr.Duinhoven,who will be happy to answer any questions.
16.00 – 16.30 hrs.:Showing of a film about the Battle of Arnhem.This film.which was made in 1967 by the Association for Film and Science,Utrecht, tries to give a picture of the aim and the course of the operation.The makers have used original films together with supplementary material and maps showing the movements of the troops.
16.30 hrs: end of afternoon.

The ELEKTRUM is situated at Klingelbeekseweg in Arnhem,a small distance West of the road junction Onderlangs/Bovenover.Telephone number: 085-568020.

Information from the treasurer (for Dutch members only).
Enclosed with this Newsletter you will find the giro-cheque for your subscription for 1989. The amount is ƒ 20,- for a normal membership,/ 30,- for a family. Members whose subscription will have reached the treasurer before November 26th, and who attend the special-subject afternoon,can receive their membershipcard during that afternoon.

Gifts for BLESMA.
In 1985 we started an action to collect money for BLESMA,the organisation which helps handicapped veterans.From the beginning this action has been a succes and we still receive gifts which are regularly sent to BLESMA in England by our treasurer.
On behalf of BLESMA,the Society wants to thank everyone who has till now taken part in this action.Gifts will continue to be very welcome!
Commemorative envelope 1988.

On the occasion of the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem,the Trustees of the Museum have again issued a commemorative envelope.This year it is dedicated to the role played by the “Royal Corps of Signals” during the Battle of Arnhem. This choice was made because of the fact that the Pilgrimage this year was lead by Major-General A.J.Deane-Drummond,C.B.,D.S.0.,M.C.,who,in September 1944 was second-in-command,Ist Airborne Divisional Signals.
All envelopes have been numbered and provided with a special postmark dated September 17th,1988. The envelope is sold by the Museum and costs ƒ 5^- Donation of newspapers.
One of our members,Mr.F.Vleeshouwer of Arnhem,has donated to the Museum a series ofresistance pamphlets and newspapers dating from 1944 and 1945 These oaners will be given a place in the archives of the Museum. ‘ P

The “Chair-Project.” All chairs have now been donated.Gifts are still welcome for the table More Information will be given in the next Newsletter.

Ex AFPU camera-man Gordon Walker talks about his experiences during the Battle of Arnhem in front of the video-camera of Bal Video Productions.
(photo:B.de Reus.)

Film maker “Jock” Walker returned to Oosterbeek.
On September 19th, Mr.Gordon Walker,the 72-year-old veteran,returned to Ooster¬beek as a guest of the Airborne Museum.lt had been planned that he would be present to attend the festivities around the tenth anniversary of the Arborne Museum in Hartenstein House on May llth.Because of the strike of the British Ferries,he sadly had to cancel that visit.
In September 1944, “Jock” Walker was one of the three camera-men of the Army Film and Photo Unit (AFPU),who recorded the landings and subsequent battle on films and in pictures.The films he then took with his heavy Bell & Howell camera he delivered to the Ministry of Information as soon as he returned to England. Afterwards he never had the opportunity to see the results himself.
Now.after 44 years, Mr.Walker did see those films in the Museum.Then followed a tour through the former battle-fields,visiting several places where he had been filming all those years ago,and recounting his own personal experiences.
All this was taken on video-film by Joop Bal of”Bal Video Productions”, to be incorporated in a documentary about the Battle of Arnhem.

Special gift.
During the last Airborne Commemoration,Mr.T.J.Phillips from Aberdare donated to the Museum an original military watch (still in working order!),a small box containing a morphine syringe, and two name-tapes of the RAMC.the Royal Army Medical Corps. In September 1944 Mr.Phillips served with the 181 Airlanding Field Ambulance in the Schoonoord and Tafelberg Hotels,which had been converted into fieldhospitals.

Museum receives two sets of medals.
The Airborne Museum has received two sets of medals,belonging to Mr.George Reynold and Mr. Eric Allport. Both served with the Ist Parachute Regiment in 1944. Mr.Eric Allport’s set was donated to the Museum by his widow and handed over by Mr.Piet Kort,who for many years acted as host to Mr. and Mrs.Allport during the Commemorations.
Both sets will be displayed in the special show-case in the Museum,together with the photographs of the bearers.
Mr.Izak de Vries donates his medal to the Museum.
Ministory XVII (Newsletter no.28) relates the story of Izak (Piet) de Vries,the only Dutchman who took part in ” Operation Berlin” in the night of September 25th- 26th,1944. In 1948,Mr.de Vries received the British “King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom”,for his help to the British troops in 1944.
Now ,40 years later, Mr. de Vries has donated this special medal to the Museum, where it will be displayed in the medals show-case.

“Airborne Pilgrimage Guide”.
The first copy of the new Airborne Pilgrimage Guide was presented to the Mr.M.de Bruijne,the Queen’s Commissioner for the Province of Gelderland, in the Airborne Museum on September 5th,1988.
This guide has been compiled for Arnhem veterans and their host-families. It offers a well-ordered survey of all commemoration activities in the months of September and 0ctober.lt is a loose-leaf system, containing separate leaves for each part of the programme,giving Information in Dutch and English,together with a detailed map and a photograph.Apart from this,the guide gives general Information. During the last Pilgrimage,the Guide was presented to the veterans.Other people could buy the guide. So many people were interested in it that there is only a small number left of the 1.000 guides which were printed. These can be bought for ƒ 2,50 at the Museum.

New book about Operation Market Garden.
A new book appeared in the beginning of September, called “Corridor naar de Rijn” (Corridor to the Rhine), written by the journalist Hen Bollen. It contains a survey of the entire operation but the author also takes up several aspects of the battle which have been less worked out in former books.Amongst other things he uses German reports which have not been produced before,together with inter- vieuws with civilians who lived through the battle in the corridor.
The book contains 260 pages and has been illustrated by many photographs and maps. It is published by TERRA in Zutphen and costs ” 37,50. There is only a Dutch edition available.

Polish Para Brigade.
We can now inform you that the book about the Ist Polish Parachute Brigade will appear in September 1989.Last September,the author again visited England and Holland in order to gather Information and to interview veterans.
It is still not known whether there will be a Dutch edition of the book, the Publisher still needs more Information about potential Dutch buyers.If you are interested,please contact Mr.G.H.Maassen Jr.,tel. 085-337515.

Revolver of Netherlands Commando.
Sergeant Luitwieler was one of the Dutch commando’s belonging to No.10 Inter- allied Commando,which took part in Operation Market Garden.He never’reached the battle-zone.however,as his glider crashed in Zeeland.Via Lt-Colonel Frankevyle the Museum has now received the Smith & Wesson revolver which belonged to Sergeant Luitwieler.

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