Hulste Monument Roland Garros

On 18 April 1915 Roland Garros (° 6 October 1888, † 5 October 1918) made an emergency landing at Hoog Wallegem in Hulste.

 

The French air hero tried in vain to set fire to his plane, fled to the nearest farm and tried to hide. The massively accelerated Germans were able to capture the ace.