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Woensdrecht Air Base (Dutch: Vliegbasis Woensdrecht) (IATA: WOE [1], ICAO: EHWO) is a military airport between the villages of Woensdrecht and Huijbergen, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the city of Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands. It is located near the A58 motorway and the border with Belgium.
Woensdrecht was home to 792 people in 1840. [5] During the 20th century, Woensdrecht and Hoogerheide merged into a single urban area. [4] In 1935, a little airfield was built near the village. During World War II, Woensdrecht Air Base became a large military airport, and remained a military airport after the war. In 1944, it was severely ...
This is a list of airports in the Netherlands, grouped by type and sorted by location. The largest airport by far is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , which is the third largest in Europe. Smaller airports with scheduled passenger service are Rotterdam The Hague Airport (formerly known as Zestienhoven), Groningen Airport Eelde , Eindhoven Airport ...
Dutch Topographic map of Woensdrecht, June 2015. Woensdrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋunzdrɛxt] ⓘ) is a municipality (named after the village) in the southern Netherlands. Woensdrecht is the home of the Woensdrecht Air Base, which is located to the north-east of the village of Woensdrecht and to the north-west of Huijbergen.
OpenStreetMap of the base. During World War II in June 1944 the German Luftwaffe constructed the first airfield near the town of De Rips, consisting of a single 1,400-meter (4,600 ft) long and 75-meter (246 ft) wide grass strip.
Hoogerheide is a village in the municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands. The name "Hoogerheide" means "High Heath" in English. The Grand Prix Adri van der Poel cyclo-cross race is held annually in Hoogerheide. The village was first mentioned in 1319 as "die hoeghe heide".
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force Military School at Woensdrecht Air Base is the training institute for all Royal Netherlands Air Force personnel, except officer candidates, which are trained at the Royal Military Academy. The base also houses a Fire Fighting Exercise and Training Centre, and the Joint Meteorological Group, which provides ...