Pushback for takeoff at her homebase of Eindhoven

One of the participants of the 2025 edition of Falcon Leap waiting for its next mission

This Herc was test flown from the manufacturers plant at Marietta (GA) on 5 March 2012. It was delivered to the USAF on 4 April 2012. First assigned to the 39th AS of the 317th AW at Dyess AFB (TX) but transferred to the 37th AS at Ramstein from mid-2021. It was present at Eindhoven air base for the next week's Falcon Leap exercise and the Market Garden commemorative flight. The USA flag on its tail was rubbed out.

Unmarked but assigned to 8. Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego (8.BLTr) at Krakow. The small transporter was delivered to the Polish Air Force on 15 August 2003 and first assigned to the 3. Skrzydło Lotnictwa Transportowego (3.SLTr, Tactical Airlift Wing) with its 13.Eskadra Lotnicza (13.Eltr).

Only recently, this Ramstein Herc received the invasion stripes. The aircraft was delivered to the USAF on 17 August 2017 and never changed squadron so far. It was present at Eindhoven air base for the next week's Falcon Leap exercise and the Market Garden commemorative flight.

This Avanti was first seen in 2002 and is assigned to 71°Gruppo/14°Storrmo since that moment. It is based at Pratica di Mare and seen here while landing at Eindhoven air base following a direct flight, with call-sign IAM1490, from Bari (Italy).

Delivered in May 2025 and seen here three months later during a fly-in and familyday at the Eindhoven aeroclub. Operated by 301sqn.

A 1992 built 767 visiting Eindhoven air base. The transport aircraft was built as a 767-323ER and served American Airlines as N374AA up to August 2015 when it was withdrawn from use as a passenger aircraft. Cargo Aircraft Management took over the 767 and converted it at Tel Aviv to B767-323ERBDSF in December 2017. Sold to StratAir from June 2018 (operated by Northern Air Cargo). The registration changed to N351CM in July 2018. Sold to Air Transport International in April 2024 and seen as such in a boring white livery.

Paying a short visit to Eindhoven air base, this CN235 was absolutely kind to me as it took the right taxiway to the runway. This little transporter was first noted in November 2011 with its manufacturer and soon after delivered to the French Air Force.

This workhorse flew first from Lockheed Martin Marietta (GA) on 3 March 2010 and was delivered CFB Trenton (Ontario) to the Royal Canadian Air Force on 4 June 2010. Although all Canadian CC-130s used in a poul within 8 Wing, 436 Transport Squadron "Elephant" was its first user. The other 8 Wing squadron which is using the CC-130J is 426 Transport Training Squadron "Thunderbird". The Herc flew arrived at Eindhoven this day for a short (refueling) stop while on its way to Poland.

During a test flight from Woensdrecht this remarkable Fokker 70 visited Eindhoven for a landing, taxi back and take off.

F-039 (FMS 22-5844) was delivered in January 2024. It is seen here with recently installed dragchute housing on its rear fuselage.

Departing Eindhoven (just when a cloud covers the sun...) while temporary operating from this airbase. This Cameri FACO (Italy) built Lightning II was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 11 January 2024 and was only recently modified with the rare dragchute housing in between the vertical stabilo's.

One of the last delivered F-35s (by Aug'25) to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) is this 041. It arrived in the Netherlands on 6 Mar'25 and received only recently - as the first Dutch F-35A - a 312 Squadron marking. In 1951, the 312 was established. A year later it flew with 25 Thunderjets. In 1956, 312 Squadron started the conversion to the Thunderstreak. In the period from Oct'65 to early '66, the F-104G Starfighter was introduced. On 27 Jul'84, the first F-16s for 312 arrived. They flew up to Sep'24. In Oct'24, the F-35 took over the task. 312 is nicknamed Bonzo.

This An-72 was delivered to the Soviet Union AF in 1991 (despite it wearing Aeroflot titles). In 1993, the registration was changed to RA-72962 and it has been active with the Russian AF until at least 2018. Photo taken by an unknown photographer during a rare visit of this type at Eindhoven. Operated by the 226th OAP, this aircraft brought an inspection team of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as part of an agreement between the CIS and NATO to increase mutual security. The aircraft stayed on the ground here from 18 until 21 February 1992.

Operated by 313Sqn from Volkel, but without unit badge on its tail

Although carrying the code 64-HC, this aircraft in fact is operated by ET62 from Evreux.