The book that Gerrit Boxem wrote about the airport, 55 years of Hoogeveen airport, from simple airstrip to full-fledged airport, narrates from the beginning of the airfield. In the 1960s, the ambitious mayor Bakker gave the impetus. Boxem: “Fokker, then still called Lichtwerk, and Philips were also interested in coming to Hoogeveen. The companies had their own aircraft and an airport in the vicinity would be a strong argument to make the choice in favor of Hoogeveen. The slogan ‘Hoogeveen, city in a storm’ says it all: the coveted airport was built in the early 1960s, and so were the companies.
Raffle book
We can raffle the book, ’55 years airport Hoogeveen’ by Gerrit Boxem. Send an email to [email protected] and explain why you that book deserves. Don’t forget to mention your address and maybe this beautiful work will soon be on your doorstep. The podcast and radio series about Hoogeveen Airport can be heard for four weeks in the Radio Drenthe program Drenthe Toen, via the podcast and Uitzending Gemist.
We can raffle the book, ’55 years airport Hoogeveen’ by Gerrit Boxem. Send an email to [email protected] and explain why you that book deserves. Don’t forget to mention your address and maybe this beautiful work will soon be on your doorstep. The podcast and radio series about Hoogeveen Airport can be heard for four weeks in the Radio Drenthe program Drenthe Toen, via the podcast and Uitzending Gemist.
