From 116th LAA war diary September 1944 Location – Oimen 17th September – 0430 – Large force of Fortresses flying East at 1030 hours, return 1130 hours. There is tremendous air activity all day, bombers, fighters andtransport planes. LAA Workshops move to present location from Fort 5 Antwerp. 23rd September – 2 SP guns with 1st HLI at Oustel Beers shoot up enemy machine gun nest in house, range 600 yards. Ammunition expended 70 HE, 30 AP. Infantry later report all occupants killed, and the end of house was demolished. Later target Church Tower at 900 yards used as an OP. Ammunition expended 50 HE and 20 AP. Tremendous air activity today – gliders with Dakotas and Stirlings – manyhundred flying in direction of Arnhem.
