The Waalhaven is one of various harbours in the Port of Rotterdam

Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by first Shanghai and then Singapore...

 in the Netherlands and used to be home to an airport, Vliegveld Waalhaven (Waalhaven Airport). It was the first civilian airport in the Netherlands and was opened in 1920.

Amongst others, the N.V. Koolhoven aircraft factory was located on this airport. This, together with the airport, was destroyed in 1940 by both German

Germany

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 and Allied

Allies of World War II

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 bombardments during the Battle of the Netherlands

Battle of the Netherlands

The Battle of the Netherlands was part of Case Yellow , the German invasion of the Low Countries and France during World War II. The battle lasted from 10 May 1940 until 14 May 1940 when the main Dutch forces surrendered...

. After the Second World War, the airport was not rebuilt. An industrial zone now lies on the location of the former airport.