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Military Aviation Museum at Soesterberg
- Thread starter Bone
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Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Great photos Bone! Really a superb collection of aircraft. I especially like that rare Dornier Do-24, and I have a real soft spot for those F-84's.
(The P-51K on display there is a veteran of the 78th FG (Duxford based).) : )
(The P-51K on display there is a veteran of the 78th FG (Duxford based).) : )
Ferry_vO
Retired SOH Administrator
Which they will get in due time when the museum moves to the former airbase somewhere next year. The F-15, Neptune and C-47 have already been removed from the outside area and repainted and an F-4 is also in storage for the new museum. EHSB used to be the home of the USAF's 32nd, hence the F-15, F-4, F-102, F-100 and F-86.
The Sabre is a former Portuguese aircraft, and the former markings are already showing through the weathered USAF paint. The F-102 is a former Greek aircraft, and the Do-24 is on lease from either Duxford or Hendon IIRC. The Sabre Dog isn't original Dutch either I think, but most of the rest of the aircraft are.
Walter
Charter Member
What is this? I'd really like to see this for FSX!
North-American F-86K. Nato version of the F-86D 'Sabre Dog'. A.o. used by the dutch airforce from 1956 until 1964, known by the dutch as 'Kaasjager' ( Cheesehunter ) because the plural form of 'K' sounds as 'Kaas' in dutch but at the same time is also one of the main export products of the Netherlands ( not the plural form of 'K' but the yellow, salty, rubbery stuff known in dutch as 'Kaas' or 'Cheese' in English, something that you either hate or love..
)Other European airforces that used the F-86K are France, Italy, Germany, Norway and Turkey. 120 were build by North American Aviation and 221 were assembled by Fiat, Italy.
It was mainly used as an All Weather Day/Night Interceptor. The nose radome housed the AN/APG-37 all-weather radar. The main difference between the F-86D and F-86K was the replacement of the retractable under-fuselage tray which carried 24 unguided MK4 rockets by 4 20mm M24A1 cannons in the nose of the F-86K. Also the APG-36 radar of the D was replaced by the APG-37.
@ Ferry : you're right, the Q-305 is a Fiat build K that flew for the Italian airforce. Only one original dutch K remains, Q-283, as a gate keeper at former militairy airbase Twenthe.
Btw, not only known for their cheese the dutch also heavily contributed to the popularity of the bicycle :
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cheers,
jan
DagR
Charter Member
Very nice, always fun to see pictures from my workplace
The Dornier Do-24K is indeed on loan from Hendon. Used to be a Spanish one but repainted to Dutch.
The Q-283, former gate keeper of Twenthe now also stands on the museum terrain.
Do I see a cigarette in the pilot's mouth??
Great collection of photos from a great museum
Best
DagR
....which is actually a T of which the Spanish received a couple in 1944 for SAR duties of which the last was retired in 1971!
The Dutch never served T's so it's a bit unfortunate that it's displayed in Dutch colors, from a historical POW.
On the other hand, the Dutch were the original users of the Do 24 so all is well.
Great photos, btw!
aircav1970
SOH-CM-2013
Great pics Bone,thanks for sharing them!
DagR
Charter Member
I think it's a piece of cheese Dag, they where flying the 'Kaasjager' after all
For those who've never been at the museum and are in the neighborhood, pay a visit it's free.
LOL !!
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DagR