ATA girl Ida Veldhuyzen van Zanten

A KLM hostess escaped the occupied Netherlands during ww2 and went to Britain. Most women ended up in an office job as a host, secretary or work in administration. But Ida became a pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).

2nd story of the England Voyagers of KLM

In Time: The loss and recovery of a Short Stirling crew

Twelve students from the Netherlands, the UK, Canada and Germany worked jointly to bring BK716’s story alive through a digital magazine.

A heartfelt tribute to the downed crew of BK716. The Stirling was recovered from a Dutch lake in 2020.