First flown in 1935, the FK.51 intermediate trainer was numerically the most succesful aircraft of the Koolhoven firm. Over 100 FK.51s were built for the Dutch forces, including some as artillery spotters, but they were not used operationally in the 1940 May war. Another batch was sold to Republican Spain.

Preserved under a shelter at the National Military Museum, this Atlantic actually served with the German Navy as 6120. The Dutch Navy crashed three Atlantics out of nine and claims that the type was difficult to maintain.

The elegant lines of the F-5.

This rare visitor took part in celebrations of Allied food droppings in 1945.

Too many planes are suspended from the ceiling in the Military Museum, but I don't mind this stunning display of the F-104, the 'Manned Missile' - in this case unmanned. The T-tail is almost as big as the tiny wing in this view.