Catalina under restoration in a building near the museum. In the back is the wing centre section with the engine mounts, in front of it is the tail section, on the left are the middle and outer wing sections, and part of the fuselage can be seen on the right. In the foreground are a blister and a float. Click here for a better view of the fuselage.

Stored in a storage hangar, and not normally accessible for the public.

Normally kept away from public view in the museum's storage depot.

This Catalina is under restoration in a building near the museum. Initially on display at Bosbad Hoeven from 1957 until 1982, then at the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum at Kamp Zeist, Soesterberg until 1996. Trucked to Valkenburg for restoration, but wings severely damaged in a storm. Fuselage trucked to Schiphol in Jul 2004 for painting, and back to the museum by 2005. Unfortunately it was not returned to display, but stored in the museum's Annex at Soesterberg AFB. Trucked to Nieuw-Vennep in Aug 2020 for further restoration at the Nederlands Transport Museum, but museum closed and aircraft returned to Soesterberg in Sep 2023 for continued restoration, as seen here. Click here to see its other parts in the same building.

Tony Lloyd photo

Tony Lloyd photo

This Lynx (Westland WG13, ex G-17-32) was accepted by the Dutch Marine Luchtvaardienst (Naval Aviation) as a SH-14C Lynx Mk81 on 7 April 1981. It was assigned to 860sq at NA De Kooy and later modified to SH-14D. The Lynx made its last deployment on HNLMS Evertsen in 2012 and was subsequently preserved at the Dutch military museum at Soesterberg.

As part of the collection of the Österlens Flygmuseum, which has a large collection of Saab Drakens of different subtypes, this former Marineluchtvaartdienst (Royal Netherlands Navy Air Service) AB204B can be found. These helicopters were called (I)UH-1 with the navy and a number ended up in Sweden after their active service life. Serial 228 has been well taken care off, with its cockpit almost complete after all these years, including the trademark orange windows!

With the collection of the Aeroseum, which has a large collection of former Swedish military aircraft, this former Marineluchtvaartdienst (Royal Netherlands Navy Air Service) AB204B can be found. These helicopters were called (I)UH-1 with the navy and a number ended up in Sweden after their active service life. Serial 226 is seen here wearing a crude paintjob with its Dutch markings just visible.

Photo by A. le Nobel.

Early livery