Sleenerzand Nature Reserve – Aircraft memorial loop from Hunebed D49 Papeloze kerk

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Drenthe

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Sleenerzand Nature Reserve – Aircraft memorial loop from Hunebed D49 Papeloze kerk

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Sleenerzand Nature Reserve – Aircraft memorial loop from Hunebed D49 Papeloze kerk

01:22

5.42km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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250 m

The Sleenerzand is a varied nature reserve in Drenthe, where vast heathlands, forests and sand drifts alternate. This area is home to beautiful sights, such as the Grafheuvels and the Galgenberg, which take you back to the distant past.

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Memorial Stone

Highlight • Monument

1.69 km

Thanksgiving Monument landing site 1st Lieutenant Thomson (Tom) E. White

Highlight • Monument

The memorial monument is made of a flat-cut memorial stone of natural stone and recalls the crash of an Allied plane.

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Aircraft memorial

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On 14 May 1943 at night at 2.30 am, the 4-engine English bomber Halifax B II crashed on this spot. This monument is a reminder of that.

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5.42 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.34 km

1.72 km

317 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

1.90 km

206 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

18°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 4, 2023,Langs jeneverbessen en door de bossen

I spent a weekend at the forest ranger's house-holiday house De Specht (buitenlevenvakanties.nl/woningen/specht), which is located on this route. This fine route takes you along quiet paths through the woods of the Sleenerzand. With a piece of heather with juniper bushes and benches. And past two WW2 monuments. A nice route, which you can expand with a circle around the …

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