Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Focke-Wulf, Fw 190A-8

Operation Market Garden was not only an action to drop allied soldiers and wage war on the ground in the Nijmegen-Arnhem region, but there was also a fierce battle in the air. This must be the reason why so many fighter planes were brought down in our region in the period between September 17 - 25.

This German aircraft, a Focke-Wulf, Fw 190A-8, was probably taken down by a Spitfire of the 602 Squadron of the RAF. The pilot, Athur Neumann, is buried as an unknown soldier.

The crash took place at the coordinates: 51.714094, 6.004294.

In collaboration with the municipalities of Bergen, Gennep, Mook-Middelaar and Weeze, the initiative was created for cycling routes 'Wings of Freedom' along crash locations.
In the four municipalities, 28 crash sites have been definitively confirmed. Near each crash site is a memorial sign with information about the cause of the crash. Using the network of cycling nodes, there are four routes of approximately 30 - 40 km. deployed along these places.

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Source

• Text: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom
• Photos: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom
• Vliegtuigcrashroute Wings of Freedom

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