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Indeed, a beautiful area, and it's good that this WWII memorial exists. It's a shame the name is misspelled; the decoy airfield is called d'n Kiek. A Kriek is a cherry.

A big plus for the fine road surface, that makes up for a lot :)

Almost immediately after the start of World War II, the German occupying forces established the Kamerun Airfield (SF37), better known locally as "De Kiek." It housed anti-aircraft guns, several searchlights, a bunker, and hangars. There was even a railway line on which an illuminated wooden dummy aircraft was propelled by a cable. By setting up decoy airfields, the Germans wanted to lure enemy pilots into dropping their bombs there, instead of on the actual target. The idea was for Allied pilots to mistake De Kiek for the real Gilze-Rijen airfield. Decoy airfields also served as dropping sites for undropped bombs, as landing with bombs was too dangerous. Sometimes they also served as training grounds. The German troops used lighting to lure British aircraft at night. As soon as the British were in the vicinity, the runway lights were turned on to attract attention. Flares were also fired. The British quickly learned about the decoy airfields and their intended purpose. Yet, despite improved navigation techniques, some British crews were still misled. Living near an airfield during wartime is dangerous. Even near a decoy airfield, it was anything but safe. The Allies were indeed misled and attempted to bomb the airfield. Three residents of Brakel were killed in a bombing raid on October 20, 1943. The Friends of the Kiek Foundation has brought the decoy airfield back to life. Visit the bunker and discover the aircraft in the middle of the woods.

Special and beautiful spot along a long gravel road. Here the Germans tried to mislead the Allies in WWII with a fake airfield!

www.schijnvliegvelddekiek.nl Schijnvliegveld De Kiek has been renovated! We have worked hard to improve Schijnvliegveld De Kiek and make it more accessible to everyone. The footpaths have been renovated and extra rest areas have been created with beautiful wooden tables and seats. The largest and most important update to the site is the ramp to the roof of the bunker! This means that the bunker can also be visited with a wheelchair or walker. This major renovation and construction of the ramp would not have been possible without a number of special sponsors, whom we would like to thank once again:

De Kiek decoy airfield, located between Riel and Alphen, at least not near Ulicoten

Nice stretch! The attentive cobblestone fan will also take the Versterstraat around the corner. Fan of cobblestone stretches? Check out our Collection of ready-made cobblestone cycle routes, collected in the book “De Hel van het Zuiden”, downloadable for €9. You get 7 routes, with multiple distances. 25 GPXs in total! Of course incl. anticipation via Komoot! You will find this stretch in the routes! https://www.komoot.com/nl-nl/collection/2485043/-de-hel-van-het-zuiden-kasseien-routes-gids-e-book

De Kiek airfield, located near Ulicoten, is a special war memorial that commemorates the deception tactics of the Second World War. The site was decorated with wooden aircraft models and lighting to mislead Allied bombers. Bunker SF37, a command post for the coordination of this operation, can still be seen. Walk along the information panels and discover the story of this historic place, in the middle of the Brabant landscape.