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The plane that never took off

Riel · NL · 17.10.2026

A German decoy airfield from the Second World War. From the air it had to look like the Gilze-Rijen air base, so that the bombs would fall here. On 7 September 1942 a real Wellington bomber came down here. The whole crew died.

The shadow of the steel plane’s frame falls across rusted metal in low orange sunlight, with a patch of green through an opening. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · −1.0 EV

A rusted steel plane seen head-on from ground level, between tall pines. — 1/60 s · f/6.3 · ISO 160 · 83 mm · −1.0 EV

An old stone wall leads to a ruined opening with the low sun shining through. — 1/2000 s · f/4 · ISO 1250 · 37 mm · 0 EV

A rusted steel plane stands among tall pines in evening light. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 24 mm · −1.0 EV

A rusted steel wall with the names of local supporters cut into it, lit by the low sun. — 1/60 s · f/7.1 · ISO 250 · 24 mm · −1.0 EV

A rusted steel slab with a plane-shaped cutout and the date 7 sept 1942; the low sun shines through the plane. — 1/60 s · f/6.3 · ISO 125 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

The steel plane seen head-on at the end of a forest path, dark against the trees. — 1/60 s · f/6.3 · ISO 160 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

A small brick ruin in front of a green field, framed by leaves against the low sun. — 1/60 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · −2.0 EV

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