V1 Feuerstellung Helmerhoek

In Enschede on the De Helmer estate (Helmerhoek quarter) foundations of a V1 launching platform (Abschussrampe) can still be found in the ground, though it was never operational. The estate / farm was confiscated by the Germans during the last year of the war.

The track is facing in a south west direction, which indicates that the launch track was meant for launching towards the south of Belgium and Antwerp.

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Source

• Text: Gerard de Boer & Alex Ossel
• Photos: Alex Ossel (1,2,3) & Gerard de Boer (4,5)

• V1 launch sites
• Second World War (1939-1945)