You are right; now with Fokker D.XXI details added
In the film “A bridge too far ” there were four Harvards, an Auster Mk.III (PH-NGK) and a Spitfire Mk.IX (G-ASJV). The Harvards and Auster were operated by “Stichting Vliegsport Gilze-Rijen”, today better known as “Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight”. Two Harvards were former instructional airframes, and at that moment in the Air Force museum reserve collection. The Harvards were not only painted as Typhoons, but also as Thunderbolt and Fw.190s.
These Noorduyn AT-16-ND “Harvard IIB”s were :
PH-BKT : “HF-L” (Typhoon) and “- + 5” (Fw.190)
PH-KLU : “MX-W” (Thunderbolt), “HF-S” (Typhoon) and “- + 7” (FW.190)
B-64 : “HF-J” (Typhoon)
B-118 : “HF-N” (Typhoon)
Two years later, in 1978, again those Harvards were used in a film, as Fokker D.XXIs and as Fw.190s; now for “Soldier of Orange”,. They were :
PH-BKT : “- + 5” (Fw.190)
PH-KLU : “- + 7” (Fw.190)
B-64 : “213” (Fokker D.XXI), “219” (Fokker D.XXI)
B-118 : “241” (Fokker D.XXI)
PH-KLU is still active from Lelystad; but for sale. B-64 is PH-LSK and B-118 is PH-IIB, both based at Gilze-Rijen with the RNLAFHF (http://www.skhv.nl) . PH-BKT crashed, killing pilot and passenger.
Regards,
Benno
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