Attraction

Het vliegermonument

Viergrenzenweg 230
Vaals
The kite monument can be found at the Drielandenpunt, near the Wilhelminatoren.

On June 27, 1932, the lieutenant commander 1st class CA Weemhof took off from airfield 'De Kooy' in Den Helder with sergeant-aircraft maker-pilot WJ Nijhof to make a training flight.

They were joined by two more aircraft. The plane got into trouble over the Vaalser forest. The bystanders thought it was going to land on the meadow, which served as a small airfield. However, the plane crashed for unknown reasons.

A memorial service is held every five years on June 27 (2017). A monument has been erected on the spot in memory of the killed pilots.

The monument is built of stone. At first it was equipped with a wooden propeller. However, this was later replaced by an aluminum one.
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