The Engelandvaarders were the Dutch patriots who wanted to get to England to continue the fight against the Nazis. Many lost their lives in the process. Here are some links on the subject:
- Engelandvaarder 2011: http://northsea.moonfruit.com/#. A commemoration of an incredible crossing of the North Sea by kayak.
- Engelandvaarders Museum: http://www.museumengelandvaarders.nl/index.php.
- Genootschap Engelandvaarders (Engelandvaarders Society): http://www.engelandvaarders1940-1945.nl/cms/welkom/wie-of-wat/
- Long Journey Home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyoMa70i7tg. About Willem Hamminga’s round the world trip to reach England and fly against the Germans.
- Museum Soldaat van Oranje: http://soldaat-van-oranje.info/engelandvaarders
- Overleg (Lijst van Engelandvaarders): http://dikkedeur.dyndns.org/wrapper/nwiki.php?name=Overleg:Lijst_van_Engelandvaarders
- RAF Rescue of Engelandvaarders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeSOHQLQh-U&feature=related
- Verzetsmuseum (Amsterdam), Tweede Wereldoorlog, Engelandvaarders: http://www.verzetsmuseum.org/tweede-wereldoorlog/nl/achtergrond/achtergrond,engelandvaarders
- Wikipedia article: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelandvaarder
- Wikisage List of Engelandvaarders: http://nl.wikisage.org/wiki/Overleg:Lijst_van_Engelandvaarders
For more on this website on the subject of Engelandvaarders, click here. To see a list of Engelandvaarders helped by the Smit-Van der Heijden Line, click here.
WWII Netherlands Escape Lines 
Sir, as the son of Engelandvaarder. C.P.K. “Flip” Winckel, whose filmed rescue by RAF High Speed Rescue Launch 185 you show below, I thank you for highlighting this aspect of WW2. Borre Winckel, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA.
dcuring the 2 war we hat 2 persons in hiding in veendam langeleegte an james sidneyp.ercival came out of hiding after the warr and went tu the U.K FAM. MOLOG