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Oude Willem
Oude Willem
Hamlet
	Memorial Halifax crash
	Oude Willem in the municipality of Westerveld.
	Oude Willem Location in the province of Drenthe Oude Willem Oude Willem (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°53′33″N 6°18′35″E / 52.89250°N 6.30972°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Westerveld
Municipality	Ooststellingwerf
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8439
Dialing code	0521

Oude Willem (Low Saxon: Olde Willem) is a hamlet in the Dutch provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. It lays within the municipalities of Westerveld and Ooststellingwerf. Oude Willem lies about 21 km southwest of Assen.^[1]

Oude Willem (Old William) is named a 19th century shepherd who used the heath for grazing. There are about 15 houses on the Frisian side, and 10 on the Drenthe side.^[2]

There is a monument for the crew of the bomber Halifax B11. W231 who were shot down on 22 November 1943, and crashed in Oude Willem.^[3]

References

^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
^ "Oude Willem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Monument Crash Halifax B11. W231". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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[ANWB-1] ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

[2] "Oude Willem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[3] "Monument Crash Halifax B11. W231". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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