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Photo taken on the Friday evening before the air show. Aircraft parked on the VAS

Looking freshly painted in all-over light grey, with no squadron marks. This was one of several different camouflages seen on Dutch NF-5s in the mid-1980s.

In the summer of 1986, Twenthe-based 315 Squadron were in transition from flying NF-5s to F-16s, with examples of both types active and displaying the squadron's lion's head badge

Delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 26 January 1965. It served the Groep Lichte Vliegtuigen (Group Light Aviation) for a long time. That group became 298sq, 299sq and 300sq. The latter became its last assigned unit up to 2015. A-247 was moved to Malta for spare parts in September 2019.

Delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 21 July 1997. The Cougar was stored in May 2011 due to budget cuts in the Dutch defense. It returned to service in October 2014.

Delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 26 January 1965. It served the Groep Lichte Vliegtuigen (Group Light Aviation) for a long time. That group became 298sq, 299sq and 300sq. The latter became its last assigned unit up to 2015. A-247 was moved to Malta for spare parts in September 2019.

Delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 4 August 1965, it served up to 15 December 2015. The Alouette III is preserved in Barneveld (The Netherlands) from April 2020.

This Apache of 301sq Redskins arrived at homebase Gilze Rijen on 13 February 2002. The FMS serial 98-0119 was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 24 April 2001 and assigned to Fort Hood (Texas) for training. Q-19 served the Apache Solo Display Team in a partly orange colour scheme in 2010.

Delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 26 January 1965. It served the Groep Lichte Vliegtuigen (Group Light Aviation) for a long time. That group became 298sq, 299sq and 300sq. The latter became its last assigned unit up to 2015. A-247 was moved to Malta for spare parts in September 2019.

J-065, leading a flightline of mixed Dutch and US Fighting Falcons. The dual seat aircraft, built by Fokker with FMS serial 86-0065 flew first on 7 November 1988 and was delivered to the KLu on 21 December 1988.

This unmarked Dutch F-16AM was built as a F-16A by Fokker (FMS serial 89-0019) and delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 7 January 1992. It served 313sq, 623sq, was modified to F-16AMin 1989, served 323sq and 313sq before it went to Springfield's 306sq in 2009. The aircraft was transferred to Tucson's 148th FS in December 2010, where it is still active (see the aircraft in Arizona markings).

Built as a F-16A by Fokker (FMS serial 85-0145) and delivered to the KLu on 26 Apr'88. It served 315sq, 313sq, 314sq, was seen with the Leeuwarden squadron, then 311sq and 315sq, before it was modified to F-16AM in a Midlife Update in 1998. The F-16 was redelivered to 315sq in Sep'98. It then served 313sq and 322sq before its transfer to 306sq at Springfield in Jun'07 (seen in dec'09 here without ejection seat). It moved to the 148th FS at Tucson (AZ) in Dec'10. It returned to the Netherlands in Aug'12, was stored at Leeuwarden and was sold to Jordan as 248 with 2sq and delivered in Oct'17.

Built as a F-16A Block 15 Fighting Falcon by Fokker (FMS serial 87-0510) and delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 4 September 1989. Modified to F-16AM in 1999, served 313sq, 315sq, 323sq, 322sq, 312sq and was cflown over to 306sq, the Dutch F-16 training squadron, at Springfield in June 2007. Moved to Tucson in December 2010 where it started to serve the Dutch occupied 148th FS. Returned to Volkel to serve 312sq in September 2011, wihdrawn from use in March 2012 and stored at Volkel. It was sold to Jordan as 250 and delivered as such in February 2018.

This once F-16A Block 15 was built by Fokker (FMS serial 84-1366) and delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 29 April 1987. It served the KLu squadrons before it was modified to F-16AM in a Midlife Update program in 1998. It continued the Dutch squadrons before it was transferred to 306sq - the Dutch F-16 training squadron at Springfield - in December 2009. It is seen here operating from the Ohio base days after its arrival, still in 322sq markings. The F-16AM was transfered to the Dutch occupied 148th FS at Tucson (AZ) where it still (2022) serves young pilots that learn to fly the F-16.

Built by Fokker and delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht as F-16B on 8 December 1989 with FMS serial 87-0067. It served 313, 311, 312 and 623sq before it received a Mid Life Update in 1997. Redesignated F-16BM it continued with 322sq, 315sq and 313sq before it was delivered to 306sq at Springfield (Ohio) in November 2007. It was assigned to the Dutch F-16 training squadron up to December 2010 when it was transfered to Tucson (AZ) 148th FS. The F-16BM is still serving this US/ Dutch squadron.