Not sure if these were NATO bases but places like De Peel and Ahlhorn had some kind of a reserve bases back than.

NATO did pay as well for additional shelter areas at existing airfields which could host the fighters coming in from CONUS during a Cold War scenario.

I don’t have all but these were in volved:
Gilze Rijen
Jever
Honington

Here’s a bit of how the real thing looks like.

For the researchers: its former VF-608/G-ASIP. When in military service it operated for the British Embassy in The Hague and was based at former Ypenburg air base.
If one of you has old photos from her back than please let me know.

Cheers, André

No photos of it in military service I’m afraid but here’s one of G-ASIP, as she was, at Shoreham in the 1960s.

I understood that this one was written off in a hangar fire at Nympsfield, so it’s a welcome case of another Auster making a remarkable recovery. 🙂

Wicked Willip :diablo:

This project is still making progress although its moving slowly.
The RAF Air Historical Branch was able to deliver the name of the Air Attaché who used the plane at British Embassy between 10 Nov 1949 and 25 October 1951. Its former Group Captain (later Air Commodore) John M.D. Ker. I wonder if it would be possible to track down some of his relatives/children assuming that Air Commodore passed away since.

We’re still looking for a photo of VF608 in the markings used in above period of time. Maybe one of his kids has it?

Thought I had it but that little tiger logo showed up on XV701 as well back in July 1997. Still searching.