1985 KLu Open Dag

General Dynamics F-111F c/n E2-95 (F-95) 74-0177 in El Dorado Canyon. To AMARC as FV0219 Oct 19, 1995. Stored at RAF Mildenhall, UK Aug 4, 2005. Intended for display in the new Cold War Exhibition Hall being built at RAF Museum, Cosford. Has now been delivered to RAF Museum at Cosford (Sep 2005) and is now on display atthe National Cold War Exhibition, part of RAF Museum at RAF Cosford, exhibition opened to public Feb 8, 2007

The anual open dag of the Royal Netherlands Airforce was held in Leeuwarden in 1984. On the friday before the actual airshow the visiting participants arrived, and so were invited aircraft spotters. This led to interesting situations.

Ran into trees after failing to clear a ridge during a low-level training flight in the Churchill River valley , 55nm southwest of Goose Bay. Structural damage to the wings and fuselage was the result. The aircraft recovered safely at Goose Bay. It is supposed to return to the Netherlands for instructional use. This F-16 was scheduled for retirement anyway. Now on a pedestal near the main entrance of Leeuwarden AB. The pilot was Bob Verkroost, an instructor later in Hilversum.
After being delivered with a black nose and being used for for the TCA / 323 sqn, it went to Arizona for the training of Dutch students in 1990. She returned to Volkel AB april 1995 and became I/A. In storage since mar 2001. Note the small tail.
K-3050 on the static of EHLW. This bird belongs to 316 sqn from Gilze Rijen.
The RNethAF used five Alouettes for Search and Rescue opperations. The lifted numerous flyers out of the cold waterr and even more Islanders to the hospital.
H-75 hovering over a downed pilot who fired a smoke flare.
The Dutch Army took posession of ht eBolkows and started toapply black paint over brons paint to reduce visibility.
The Troopship was equiped with water injection in the engines for better hot-and-high opperations. By injecting Diesel instead, the aircraft made a nice smoke curtain. Later the system needed to be cleaned and flushed. C-11 (cn 10161)
Grasshoppers in a cross over.
The Grasshoppers. The show was great, but seen to often. The sharp sound of the engine made it not always as attractive.
The carrousel. A very difficult manouvre, and less attractive to watch.
Teh Grasshopper Break.
658 (c/n 6K/30) 80-3658 The RNoAF was the first customer to have brake chutes fitted to its airframes. Especially the Bodo airfield gets snowcovered in the winter.
(C/N): 35-1160, The Drakens of the Danish airforce were sed as photo reconnesance planes Due to the large double delta they could overrotate, hence the retractable tailwheel.










Frontal view of the Phantom.
The Jaguar was an Anglo-French cooperation to design and build a close air support fighter bomber, capable of flying from unpaved runways. Hence the long landing gear and relatively high positioned air intakes,
The BAe Hawk has seen many colour schemes. Here a scheme for low level CAS. Under the centerline a gunpod is onstalled end the wings carry a pylon for stores. 105/312105 XX280 BAe Hawk T1A d/d 01/05/1979, upgraded to T1A, d/d 18/12/1985
The Hawker Siddely Buckaneer is a massive low level anti-ship aircraft, designed to operate from aircraft carriers and fly a few feet above the waves.
The wings are already folder. The huge tail can split apart and fnction as an airbrake. In this way the approach anglke and speed can be controlled without changing the engine settings.
The Marchetti SF260 is the basic trainer of the BAF. Having said that: most of its students already flew with the Begian Air Cadets: Gliders.
The Hunter T7 is a trainer and is not in flyable condition. It belongs to the Air Force Museum, but looks as on an active flightline.
This shot is of a Canadian Starfighter. The Canadian Armed Forces used to have a presence in Germany, of which this starfighter is an example. This very airframe went to Turkey, to end its life as a Gate Guard.
Those days all aircraft type / squadrons did something for airshows. Here a 4 ship formation of the 316 sqn.
Douglas DC-3C (C-47A-70-DL), Constructienummer: 19109 Bouwjaar: 1943 Aantal vlieguren:38388
This airframe later crashed into the Waddenzee, aftger a failure of the governor, rsulting in a huge drag on one side.
The German navy flew with F-104G’s and used to the The Vikings: a synchro demo pair.
Also impressive: the mixed formation with a Citation and two Bonanza’s. The Bonanza’s were already flying in formation wirh the Citation still on its wheels.
One can seen the difference in landing speed. The citation leans backj as it approaches it landing speed, while the Bonanza’s sitll fly nose down.
A Danish SeaKing landing on its spot for the static. The boys with the big aluminum photocases are aircraft sportters
BAe Hawk T1A in air to air configuration: all gray livery. d/d 02/03/1978, upgraded to T1A, d/d 28/09/1984, w/o 20/09/1989 shortly after take off from Brawdy, Dyfed the pilot reported a low oil pressure warning light. He returned to base but lost control of the aircraft on final approach. It crashed into a field 300 meters short of the runway killing both crew. It transpired that the warning light had given a false indication
The Bucc on the ground can be compared to other airframes: that is massive size it clearly seen.
An aerobatic show with a transporter: allways very impressive. C-11 (cn 10161)
Unimaginable nowadays!! (selected) public on the taxiway whie the aircraft taxi in for the static. It was a magnificent experience however!!
Heavy metal of the 32nd TFS.

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