This aircraft was one of the last batch of Lim-5P aircraft built and was delivered in 1959 or 1960 to the Polish air force. It served with the 29th Fighter Regiment until at least October 1964. Between June and November 1972 it was rebuilt as a Lim-6M and assigned to the 40th Fighter Ground-Attack Regiment. By April 1982 it had again been modified to incorporate reconnaissance cameras and designated as a Lim-6MR and assigned back to the renamed 40th Fighter-Bomber Regiment. It was withdrawn from service in July 1987.

The Fokker C.V was a major late 1920s combat aircraft, selling to a dozen nations. Still in service in 1940, this example was the only Dutch prewar military plane to survive WWII. It is sadly displayed in a 'dark clouds of war' setting that doesn't do it justice in my opinion.

[Nikon D300s + Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm/2,8G VR + TC 17 EII]

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The C.V was numerically the most important Fokker aircraft of the interwar years. This original Dutch army aircraft survived WWII - the May 1940 German airborne landings around The Hague are depicted here. Unfortunately the Aviodrome still haven't fixed her cowling or maybe the engine buffs are having it their way.