Flevoland: reed sown from the air
In May 1957 an aircraft sowed reed seed over about 8,000 ha of the newly drained Oostelijk Flevoland polder, part of a plan to sow about 36,000 ha from the air.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1957 CE mainstream
17-29 May: reed sown from an aircraft over about 8,000 ha, inside the roughly 10,000 ha area bounded by Hoofdvaart 1 and the lake dike Elburg-Harderwijk, in about 70 flight hours source
Where
52.3982° N, 5.6618° E
The pin is the midpoint of the dike-top path named Harderdijk in OpenStreetMap, about 9 km long, at the Harderwijk end of the lake dike. The report names the whole stretch Harderwijk to Elburg; the Elburg end could not be linked in the map data (a 7 km gap with no way named dike), so it is not used. Position to about 9 km. The pin is NOT the sowing spot. Position from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), secondary, ways 6964254, 266448845, 210978420, 294163638, 126698829, 126704824, 43222218.
Sources
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