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1946
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JUNE 2OTH, 1946 FLIGHT 621 leturns to Life Left is an aerial view of Schiphol, taken before the war, showing the layoutof the terminal area. Amongst the aircraft parked on the tarmac two DC-zs and a Ju-52 can be seen. Above is another pre-war picture. The photograph on the left, gives anindication of the extent of the destruction at the airport after the war. This line of wooden sheds is known as "Liberty Street".The sheds house, for the time being, the airport managing director and the essential airport services. They alsoprovide accommodation for passengers and luggage. MAIL & FREIGHT (x 1.OO0 KG.' 8 TOTAL • TRANSIT A[A 11 1 11 1 illi 3 < «) O Z £ -M 11 11 II J Z CD^ < UJ 3,,-> n- Ho so •7O 6O 50 4O •30 2O t J1946 Above is an aerial photograph of the runway and genera', airfield layout which can becompared with the plan alongside it. By November, 1945, six months after liberation, the entire runway system had been repaired and was ready for use. Schiphol, which is thsworld airport for the Netherlands, is about six miles from Amsterdam.
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