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November 16th, 2018: John Balson visits crash- and landing site of his father |
| Today, John Balson, son of Peter Balson, visited the crash- and landing site at Wamel and Beneden-Leeuwen. The Tremele Foundation functioned as host. During a cup of coffee in the Veerhuis restaurant at Wamel, all kinds of information was exchanged. The Tremele Foundation received copies of the logbook and debriefing of Peter Balson. As a momento of his visit John Balson received a booklet with war stories from Dreumel (Soldier abroad). |
| Then the crash site of the Halifax HR-685 TL - X, the landing site of Peter Balson and the former town hall in Beneden - Leeuwen were visited. The visit ended with a delicious lunch in the brasserie of 't Centrum in Dreumel. It was a memorable day for John, that ended his European trip to the battlefields of WW1 (his grandfather) and WW2 (his father). |
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| L-R: Jos, John en Bea drinking coffee in het Veerhuis at Wamel |
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| Crash site near de Veerweg at Wamel |
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| John and Bea near the crash site |
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| Landing site of Peter Balson in the polder of Beneden - Leeuwen alang the canal |
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| De landing site of Peter Balson behind the trees, seen from the Wolderweg |
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| Bea and John near the de landing site in front of the trees, seen from Zijveld |
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| John and Jos near the de landing site in front of the trees, seen from Zijveld |
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| John at the former town hall in Beneden - Leeuwen, where his father stayed in a prisoncel |
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| Closing lunch in the brasserie of 't Centrum |
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