Warbirds

An airworthy aircraft that has the looks of being a military machine but that is in fact a civil bird is called a Warbird. It is always a pleasure to witness old Harvards, Pipers and so on , as if they have never been discharged. These reports -not only of exclusive “warbird”-shows but also of airshows during which “warbirds” happened to be present- show that old airplanes never die…

Eindhoven AB (NL) Open Days, September, 1986

A few Warbirds also took part in the K.Lu Open Days at Eindhoven AB (NL) on September 19th &…

Lelystad (NL), Warbirds Fly-In, August 20th, 2011

On August 20th another Warbirds-Fly-In took place , namely at Lelystad AP , organized by the Aviodrome Museum and…

Oostmalle – Zoersel (Belgium) Warbirds Fly-in, August 20th, 2011

Zoersel/Oostmalle is a disused NATO airbase in Belgium (near Antwerp). It houses a small but very enthusiastic aero club…

WARBIRDS: Kleine Brogel (B) Spotters Day, September 18th, 2009

In September 2009 Kleine Brogel hosted the annual Tiger Meet; spotters were allowed to observe the flying activities on…

Eindhoven Airport (NL) 50 Years Golden DC-3 Jubilee Airshow, July 6th, 1985

In 1985 it was 50 years ago that the famous Douglas DC-3 Dakota took to the air for the…

Rotterdam-Zestienhoven (NL), 40 Years Liberation Airshow, May 5th, 1985

In 1985 it was forty years ago that World War II ended and therefore a special Liberation Airshow was…

Deelen AB (NL) Open Day, June 17th, 1978

At least two Warbirds participated in the Airshow at Deelen in 1978 : the Mitchell and the Boeing B-17,…

Sixties and Later Years : Prominent Dutch civil (PH-) registrations

When Warbirds first took to the sky during the Sixties lots of them were kept in flying condition with…