Objects project
The aim of the project is twofold. Gerrit had the idea to assist in the remembrance of those Allied soldiers, who as part of Operation 'Market Garden' who fought to free this part in The Netherlands. This by producing ‘Airborne Beer’, bottled and labelled with a suitable image and containing information about this critical and pivitol battle.
This website, together with the label of the bottle, give information about the battle of Arnhem in 1944 in World War 2. The battle of Arnhem was part of the Market Garden operation in 1944, which was the largest allied Airborne operation ever mounted. The website tells the story about the project in English, Dutch and Polish.
To donating money from the sale of Airborne beer to the “Lest We Forget” Foundation. The Foundation that helps suport British and Polish Arnhem 1944 veterans. From the project started to date € 6.000,= has been donated to this worthy cause to the Lest we forget Foundation.
Sales results by year:
| year | bottles sold |
| 1999 | 2.858 |
| 2000 | 751 |
| 2001 | 758 |
| 2002 | 1.133 |
| 2003 | 873 |
| 2004 | 1.894 |
| 2005 | 1.144 |
| 2006 | 1.069 |
| 2007 | 907 |
| 2008 | 947 |
| 2009 | 1.207 |
| 2010 | 664 |
| totaal | 14.205 |
In 2009 a jubilee version was introduced, which sponsored the Airborne Museum foundation in Oosterbeek (NL). The education department of the Airborne Museum received in September a donation of € 2.000,=.
The Airborne Museum intend use this gift in the digital education room (digital voting). The Projects slogan is "a bridge to the future, a bridge to the next generation". After ten years total proceeds of this project are € 8.000,=.
From the outset Project 'Airborne Beer' has been a privat enterprise, and it receives no external subsidy.