Satellite-photo from Google Earth where the crash-site and the location of the monument are showed.
This
is the design of the monument.
The members of the foundation are:
| André Hoogendoorn | Chairman | a.hoogendoorn1953@kpnmail.nl | |
| Heleen Stam-Stuurman | Secretary | secretariaat@missionbelle.nl | |
| Erik de Ridder | Treasurer | ? | |
| Evert de Bruijn | Member | sterlingww2@gmail.com | Communication |
| Wim Hasman | Member | whassmann@gmail.com | Research and website |
| John Heuvelman | Agenda Member | hazy@xs4all.nl | Research, website and contact person with the U.S.A. |
| Kees Stam | Member | f2hcstam@hetnet.nl | Research |
André Hoogendoorn, Evert de Bruijn and Wim Hasman.
In the background, where there is little green at the bank of the Lek River, is the crash location of the Mission
Belle, over 50 yards into the river.
Gwendolijne Verhey, Peter van der Giessen en André Hoogendoorn.
Kees Stam, Peter van der Giessen, Gwendolijne Verhey en André Hoogendoorn.
The Mission Belle, B-17G Memorial Foundation is registered at the Chamber of Commerce under number 66774977. The RSIN or fiscal number is 856692876.
The Foundation is from September 2, 2016, be classified as An Institution for General Benefit (ANBI), and also as a cultural ANBI.
The other information about the Foundation can be found at: Beleidsplan (Planning policies) and Beloningsbeleid (Rewards policies). These links are in Dutch only.
For our activities we can say that we had a meeting with the people who live near the location where the monument should be placed. And on March 22nd our book shall be presented during an evening meeting of the Historical Society of the Western Alblasserwaard region in the town of Alblasserdam.