Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member TeamYakara
N 51° 30.120 E 004° 59.445
31U E 638171 N 5707530
Mock Airfield SF37 Kameroun, Oude Tilburgse Baan, Riel, Netherlands
Waymark Code: WM13NVY
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/18/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ištván
Views: 11

NL

Meteen na de Duitse inval in ons land in mei 1940, namen de Duitsers vliegveld Gilze-Rijen in en breidden dat uit. Ook werd op 7 km van Gilze-Rijen een schijnvliegveld ingericht bij De Kiek, een heideveld tussen Alphen Riel. Zij noemden het Scheinflugplatz Kamerun, naar de Duitse kolonie, of in codetaal SF 37. Drie nepstartbanen werden afgestoken in de hei, er kwam een bunker, nephangars en nepvliegtuigjes.
Helaas leidde het ook tot “verkeerde” bombardementen van de geallieerden, zoals op 20 oktober 1943 op het Riels gehucht Brakel, dat leidde tot drie doden en drie ernstig gewonde burgers. Tot eind 1944 bleef het schijnvliegveld De Kiek “in functie”

EN

Immediately after the German invasion of our country in May 1940, the Germans took over Gilze-Rijen airfield and expanded it. A mock airfield was also set up at De Kiek, a heather field between Alphen Riel, 7 km from Gilze-Rijen. They called it Scheinflugplatz Kamerun, after the German colony, or in code language SF 37. Three fake runways were chipped in the heath, a bunker, fake hangars and fake airplanes were built.
Unfortunately, it also led to “wrong” bombing by the Allies, such as on October 20, 1943 on the hamlet of Brakel, Riels, which resulted in three deaths and three seriously injured civilians. Until the end of 1944 the mock airfield De Kiek remained "in function"
Related Website: [Web Link]

Supplementary Related Website: [Web Link]

Admission Fee: Free

Opening Days/Times:
24/7


Visit Instructions:
Posting a picture(s) of the location would be nice although not required.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest World War II Sites
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Palarunca visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 12/06/2022 Palarunca visited it
Willa_Lecznica visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 12/14/2021 Willa_Lecznica visited it
ADB80 visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 07/17/2021 ADB80 visited it
gejosan visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 04/19/2021 gejosan visited it
Team PLhagen visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 03/02/2021 Team PLhagen visited it
Mes visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 03/02/2021 Mes visited it
Martin#17 visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 06/12/2020 Martin#17 visited it
reintje visited Mock Airfield 'De Kiek' , 'SF37 Kameroun' Riel, Netherlands 05/26/2020 reintje visited it

View all visits/logs