MVK Schellingwoude
52°22'22"N 004°57'57"E
Runway - N/A - Water
Naval Air Station Schelingwoude/Airport Amsterdam-Schellingwoude (Dutch: Marinevliegkamp (MVK) Schellingwoude/Vliegveld Amsterdam Schellingwoude) was an airport east of Amsterdam.
It was located on the artificial island of Zeeburg in Amsterdam.
MVK Schellingwoude was constructed during World War 1, during which the Netherlands were a neutral country. Along with the MVK, the Water Flying Service (Dutch: Watervliegdienst) of the Koninklijke Marine, forerunner of the later Naval Flying Service (Dutch: Marineluchtvaartdienst) was also formed. The site became operational in 1916, with just one temporary hangar and one temporary ramp.
In 1917, after construction of MVK 'De Mok', the Marineluchtvaartdienst (MLD) was officially formed.
In 1922 the temporary facility became permanent with the construction of a concrete ramp and hangar, leaving the original hangar as a workshop.
52°22'22"N 004°57'57"E
Runway - N/A - Water
Naval Air Station Schelingwoude/Airport Amsterdam-Schellingwoude (Dutch: Marinevliegkamp (MVK) Schellingwoude/Vliegveld Amsterdam Schellingwoude) was an airport east of Amsterdam.
It was located on the artificial island of Zeeburg in Amsterdam.
MVK Schellingwoude was constructed during World War 1, during which the Netherlands were a neutral country. Along with the MVK, the Water Flying Service (Dutch: Watervliegdienst) of the Koninklijke Marine, forerunner of the later Naval Flying Service (Dutch: Marineluchtvaartdienst) was also formed. The site became operational in 1916, with just one temporary hangar and one temporary ramp.
In 1917, after construction of MVK 'De Mok', the Marineluchtvaartdienst (MLD) was officially formed.
In 1922 the temporary facility became permanent with the construction of a concrete ramp and hangar, leaving the original hangar as a workshop.
Humble beginnings of MVK Schellingwoude with a single wooden hangar. This photograph was taken in 1921 (Marinevliegkamp Schellingwoude, at collection Nederlands Instituut
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Zeeburgereiland is een driehoekig eiland aan de oostkant van Amsterdam, in de Nederlandse provincie Noord-Holland. Het ligt tussen de Oranjesluizen en de Diemerzeedijk en wordt aan de oostzijde begrensd door het Buiten IJ.
Geschiedenis
Het terrein werd begin 20e eeuw aangeplempt met baggerslib afkomstig uit het IJ en het Oostelijk Havengebied. Het was lang een afgelegen gebied dat in gebruik was als militair terrein met schietbanen en de watervliegtuigbasis Marinevliegkamp Schellingwoude
Geschiedenis
Het terrein werd begin 20e eeuw aangeplempt met baggerslib afkomstig uit het IJ en het Oostelijk Havengebied. Het was lang een afgelegen gebied dat in gebruik was als militair terrein met schietbanen en de watervliegtuigbasis Marinevliegkamp Schellingwoude