Kiwi, seen here taking care of an oil fill-up, and yours truly flew the old girl into Eindhoven for a little airshow with mainly warbirds. Fun was had by all. Nowadays she is G-BYNF.

Delivered in the early 1980s, but still going strong in 2022, when this Xingu was seen as one of three aircraft visiting Eindhoven on na navigation trip. Navy version but used at Ecole de l'aviation de transport (EAT) 319 "Capitaine Dartigues" (Training course for both Navy & Air Force crew)

Ecole de l'aviation de transport (EAT) 319 "Capitaine Dartigues" Three Xingu's visited Eindhoven on 22 March 2022 for a fuel stop during a navigation trip, including 098.

Three Xingu's visited Eindhoven on a navigation trip on 22 March 2022, including this one from the French Navy.

T-255 was delivered to 334sq/Eindhoven on 25 Oct'04. The DC-10 arrived in the Netherlands in basic United Airlines c/s with 82,000 flight hrs on its clocks and with its former registration N1858U. Before its delivery, it has been stored at Marana (AZ) for some 3 years. On 01 Nov'05 it became T-255 and was converted in Italy for transport tasks. Due to cost reductions within the Dutch MoD, the DC-10 was only modified with a new cockpit and for personnel transport tasks. Further dwindling resulted in phasing out the a/c. Last flight on 29 Dec'13, and flown over to the UK for scrap on 11 Apr'14

Operated by VR-59 from Fort Worth NAS, but seen here at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands

With K-3018, K-3046 and K-3065

Owned at that time by Berowell Management Ltd, Biggin Hill (UK), with 141 Sqn markings.

Well preserved as an instructioal airframe, still with 323sqn markings.