On the Saturdays 28 September and 5 October, an open day was organised at the location where our salvage operations are carried out. The aim was to let everyone know about the purpose, the necessity, the work process and the aircraft remains found so far.

On 28 September, the day began with a memorial service. This was musically supported by an ensemble of the royal fanfare St. Joseph from Pey. During the commemoration several impressive speeches were held, wreaths and flowers were laid and a moment of silence was observed for the crew members of the Short Stirling. Some school children held a speech afterwards. Following the commemoration, the group, accompanied by pipers (bagpipe blowers), marched to the recovery site of the aircraft. Two historic military aircraft from the collection of the Royal Netherlands Air Force flew over the recovery site as a tribute to the fallen airmen.

An exhibition tent was set up at the disposal site where the items salvaged up to that point could be viewed. In the second half of the afternoon, the disposal site was opened to interested parties who did not participate in the commemoration. It is estimated that a total of some 4500 interested people made use of the opportunity to visit our disposal site.