Overview

• Large crowds gathered on the Ginkelse Heide near Ede as the annual Airborne commemoration got underway.
• Paratroopers from the Dutch 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade joined contingents from multiple NATO countries for a mass jump.
• Members of Parachute Group Holland participated in the tribute flights and landings.
• Speeches included remarks by Ede mayor René Verhulst, underscoring the event’s commemorative purpose.
• Second World War veterans attended, including 100-year-old Dorothea Barron, as the region holds Airborne events throughout the month.