Brewster Buffalo at Soesterberg

Shame about the French Fouga painted in Belgian colors. The markings are horribly wrong and it’s badly painted.

Septic,

The aircraft will be put in storage until the new museum is ready to be opened unfortunately, and that should be around 2013.

Cheers

Cees

Thanks Top Gun,

Do you know when the Buffalo is due to go into the museum hangars as it looked as though there was a space next to the B25.

All the best

Septic.

Nice picst u got there septic… you realy nailed em perfectly

those struts are actualy also on the yellow harvard wich is on display (first time i saw it to be honest)… i think it has to do something with the fact that is has to be wheeled in the correct place yet… but i don’t think that will happen before the big restauration of the whole museum… wich will hapen soon..

Then it will be a Real military museum on the former airbase of soesterberg… so it’s getting alot bigger and with alot more information about things… also the army museum from delft wil be present at the newly build museum..

Grtz

TG1984

I believe that this Buffalo replica was made at the Long Island Aviation Museum near New York City. It was under construction when I visited that amazing museum last spring. They’ve also made one for their own museum as well.

I am surprised to see the undercarriage stiffeners in place while she’s on exhibit though… were these put in place just to wheel her about beforehand or are they a part of her permanent display? I believe Soesterberg also have the substantial remains of three Brewster Buffalos (two former Dutch examples and an RAAF-commandeered one). I wonder what the museum’s plans are for these now?

Cheers,
Richard

A few more from soesterberg, more to follow.

Septic.

The Director was quoted as saying a few years ago ‘No more replicas’

And, more recently, the Mew Gull.

Roger Smith.

Regarding the RAFM and replicas: At least the Vimy, the Gunbus and the Tabloid are replicas…. :confused:

The Director was quoted as saying a few years ago ‘No more replicas’

The D.XXI replica was built using an original fuselage frame from Denmark as reference.

Regarding the RAFM and replicas: At least the Vimy, the Gunbus and the Tabloid are replicas…. :confused:

It’s made of wood, but it’s nicely done having seen it in the flesh myself that day too. You can only tell by standing very close to it, although the wingtipbows are square.
The D XXI (correct me if I’m wrong) was built using an original steel frame as reference but the frame for this project is completely new as were the wings (built by Fokker, so does that make it a late prodcution item?). The G1 really looks great but there are plans to reconstruct one to production standaard (even flying conditon?). There are also rumours about reconstructing a Fokker T V twin-engined bomber. It seems that historic aviation is really picking up over here (finally). A Fokker C X is also in an advanced reconstruction state.

Cheers

Cees

And a Koolhoven FK-51, a DH-9 and some more I don’t think it is wise to tell yet. That T V is interesting, didn’t know that project was in the planning:D:diablo::p

‘Tis a pity the RAFM now have a ‘no replicas’ policy -or has that changed again?

It’s made of wood, but it’s nicely done having seen it in the flesh myself that day too. You can only tell by standing very close to it, although the wingtipbows are square.
The D XXI (correct me if I’m wrong) was built using an original steel frame as reference but the frame for this project is completely new as were the wings (built by Fokker, so does that make it a late prodcution item?). The G1 really looks great but there are plans to reconstruct one to production standaard (even flying conditon?). There are also rumours about reconstructing a Fokker T V twin-engined bomber. It seems that historic aviation is really picking up over here (finally). A Fokker C X is also in an advanced reconstruction state.

Cheers

Cees

@ Malcolm : I think it’s full metal… but i’m not realy shure

@ JDK: They do have nice stuff 😉

Only the G-1 is a realy fakey one :P… almost out of scrap metal and plastic (even not real engines ;))

Fokker D.XXI is actualy a real one build from parts of original D.XXI’s.

sorry, when it goes about historic aircraft i can get a bit carried away ;)…

@ who wants it: If anybody want’s to visit the museum, ít’s absolutely free of charge (wich is a good thing).. And if u will PM me i will be there to show u around

Grtz

TG1984

Nice stuff, Septic.
Malcolm, they do a good job! They also have full scale model versions of the Fokker G-1 and Fokker D.XXI, which, IMHO, look ‘real’ in the museum.
Cheers,

That’s a nice job for a replica – is it all metal or a mixture of materials?