Posts By Hans
Koksijde Air Base, Belgium , July 3rd , 1992 (arrivals for Open Day)
September 14, 2019 | Hans
On July 3rd , 1992 Hans travelled all the way by car to and fro Koksijde Air Base , which is situated near the Belgian coast . It was his intention to be present during the arrivals of several aircraft and helicopters that were to participate in the Open Days that followed.
KLu : Fokker S-11 Instructor
July 5, 2018 | Hans
Besides the successful Fokker F-27 Friendship the post-war Dutch Fokker Aircraft Industry built – amongst other types – an elementary trainer for military use., the Fokker S-11 Instructor .
The S-11 was also sold abroad in small numbers and license … Read More
Wiesbaden (G) USAFE Armed Forces Day , May 18th , 1969
May 22, 2018 | Hans
It was raining and pouring when a group of Dutch aircraft-spotters (Hans was one of them) arrived at Wiesbaden Air Base , Germany on May 18th , 1969. The group was coming from Frankfurt-Rhein. Main AB (see other picture gallery) and intended to be present during an Armed Forces Day at this air transport and communications facility., organized by USAFE.
Aircraft-Spotting Frankfurt-Rhein Main AB (G) , May 17th , 1969
March 13, 2018 | Hans
After having visited the Armed Forces Day at Rhein-Main Air Base , Germany on May 17th , 1969 (see elsewhere on the site) , Hans (and friends) left the base in the late afternoon to spend a little while aircraft-spotting “outside the gates and fences“.
Lelystad Airport (NL)(Aviodrome Museum) Fly-Ins 2013 , 2017 , 2018 (demo. start-up Grumman Tracker)
March 6, 2018 | Hans
Each year in August the Aviodrome Museum at Lelystad AP (NL) organizes a fly-in for Warbird and Oldtimer aircraft.
RAF Wildenrath (G) , July 5th , 1968 (arrivals for 50 Years R.A.F. Open Days)
January 13, 2018 | Hans
On July 5th , 1968 Hans went to Royal Air Force Station Wildenrath , a few miles across the Dutch-German border . He positioned himself near the landing-approach lights and awaited the aircraft and helicopters that were to arrive to attend the two Open Days that were planned there on the next two days.
Spotting at Volkel (NL) , September 15th , 1988 ( 35 years 306 squadron , K.Lu.)
November 10, 2017 | Hans
In September 1988 it was 35 years ago that 306“reconnaissance“squadron of the K.Lu. came into operation.
Spotting at RAF Fairford , U.K. July 1987 (International Air Tattoo)
September 12, 2017 | Hans
In July 1987 Hans boarded the ferry-boat from Hook of Holland to Harwich with his car and after arrival in the U.K.he travelled to RAF Fairford.
Spotting at Leeuwarden (NL)
July 22, 2017 | Hans
For the first time Hans visited Leeuwarden AB (NL) as an aircraft-spotter in August 1967. In later years he came back several times. Needless to say it never was easy to picture aircraft in their landing-pattern and otherwise !
