Colour scheme commemorating 85 years of the Royal Netherlands AF. Different colour scheme on port side (see photo reference 546812).

On display outside in front of the Aviodome Museum at Schiphol.

Special colours commemorating 85 years of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

K-3016 is seen here air-to-air, photo taken from another NF-5. Photo via Paul vd Elsaker. This aircraft was delivered to the Turkish Air Force in November 1990.

K-3030 was operated by 316 Sqn from 1973 until 1978. In 1978 the aircraft moved to Twenthe.

This photo was taken one day after K-3071 suffered a mishap at Gilze-Rijen Air Base. A tire burst upon take-off which caused the aircraft the overrun the runway and end up in a field. The aircraft was written off and subsequently used as a GIA at Gilze-Rijen carrying the fake serial "NAC-7". The remains were scrapped in 1998.

K-3071 seen here shortly after delivery to 316 Sqn at Gilze-Rijen in 1972, carrying the old style 316 Sqn badge. One year later, on 2 October 1973, the aircraft crashed in a field just off Gilze-Rijen's runway 10 after a tire had burst upon take off.

Early photo of K-3057 with 315 Sqn. This aircraft was delivered to the Venezuela Air Force in 1992.

K-3053 was operated by 315 Sqn from 1971 until 1976. In that year it went to 313 Sqn. The aircraft was lost on 1 June 1981 near Schöppingen in Germany.

K-3049 was operated by 316 Sqn from 1971 until early 1975. In 1975 it went to 314 Sqn. It was delivered to the Turkish Air Force in 1990. The aircraft is seen here carrying the old style 316 Sqn badge, with the bird in a different position.

K-3029 crashed on 11 July 1975 near Ramstein after suffering a bird strike upon take-off from Ramstein. The aircraft was written off and was later used as a GIA at Twenthe AB wearing fake serial TPG-29.

K-3006 is seen here wearing 315 Sqn badge. It later went to 313 Sqn and crashed near Lemselo, on approach to Twenthe AB on 13 September 1978. The aircraft was written off on that date.

K-3009 is seen here shortly after delivery to 315 Sqn. The aircraft later went to 313 Sqn and was lost on 1 November 1974 when it crashed in a field south of Akkrum in the Netherlands, following a mid-air collision with K-4001. K-4001 landed safely at Leeuwarden Air Base.

Assigned to the Groep Lichte Vliegtuigen (GpLV, Group Light Aircraft), based at Deelen, the fleet of Dutch Alouette IIIs was often seen at the various bases in the tiny country. A-227 was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 2 Nov'64. From 1993 onwards assigned to 300sq, from 1995 to 302sq. It was withdrawn and stored at Woensdrecht from Mar'96. The Alouette III was sold to Heli-Support USA on 27 Jun'96 and became N227RA from 28 Oct'96. From Dec'03 it was owned by Trans Aero Helicopter Services, became SE-HRV in Sweden and later on RA-05701 in Russia.

This NF-5B just entered the Vliegend Uit Dienst (VUD, Fly Away from Service), also reported as Vervroegd Uit Dienst (Early Retirement from Service), section at Gilze Rijen. It already received the round red cirkel in which the VUD badge should be painted. K-4010 was kept in flyable storage after its operational career with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) before it was sold and flown over to Venezuela as 6292 on 27 January 1993. Because of the fyable storage, the NF-5A/Bs with the VUD markings were sometimes seen outside at the cross servicing platform of Gilze Rijen.

Added to the fleet of 299sq in '83, this B-83 was a deviating KLu Bolkow as it was a former KLM Helikopters machine. The '73 built helicopter flew earlier as G-BCTE, D-HDCH and PH-DCH, before it became PH-NZH with KLM. The Bo was easily recognised within the 299sq fleet as its skids were extended rearwards compared to the other Bo's of 299sq. B-83 was used as a testbed for various tests. In '96 it was modified to Bo105CB. In Apr'00 is was withdrawn from use at Gilze Rijen and sold to Star Air Service (Teuge) in October 2003. On 13 Sep'07 it moved to Neuhausen ob Eck (Germany), where it was noted in open storage in 2020 - see other photo.