Yesterday was the annual day for friends of the Royal Netherlands Airforce Historical Flight. It was an execellent day, thanks to the glorious sunshine, my first flight in a Harvard and the engine run of the Spitfire.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th April 2010 at 18:01
there is also a former Dutch Navy AB-204 under restauration to Fly in the netherlands see: http://www.classicaircraftfoundation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=7
By: Jur - 25th April 2010 at 17:37
They even have 4 S.11’s; see http://www.skhv.nl/vliegtuigen/s11.html
Although there’s no formal Royal Navy Historical Flight in the Netherlands, the oldest airworthy PBY-5A Catalina is operated in the Netherlands in Royal Navy livery.
By: GliderSpit - 25th April 2010 at 15:05
Asfar as I know, they have 3 S11’s.
By: Gooney Bird - 25th April 2010 at 14:38
Thank you for the info, much appreciated.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th April 2010 at 13:50
No there isn’t a Royal Netherlands Navy HF and yes there is a S-11 Flying with Royal Netherlands Air Force HF and this S-11 weird enough is painted in the colours of a S-11 used by the dutch navy if i’m am correct this S-11 is in maintance at the moment
By: Gooney Bird - 25th April 2010 at 13:42
Very nice photos, I loved the Spitfire.
Is there an S11 Instructor in the Histroric Flight? Also is there a Royal Netherlands Navy Historic Flight?
By: Stieglitz - 25th April 2010 at 12:59
Nice shots. It’s good to see the spitfire getting active again. Nice to see the ryan too! Nice catch!
Greets,
Stieglitz
By: Jur - 25th April 2010 at 08:51
Very nice to see the Spitfire almost back in action again. Hopefully we’ll see her flying again very soon.
A picture from 2007 with my former colleague Robert van Diemen at the controls.
By: GliderSpit - 25th April 2010 at 08:16
And a few more:
Ground engine run up to 3000 rpm:
Good progress on the Ryan STM:
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