Fighters

From the 1960s onwards both the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) and the Belgian Air Force had many fighter aircraft in its inventory; Since we refer to the era from the Sixties to the Eighties as “our golden years of spotting”, this gallery will present the KLu/BAF fighter-jets and fighter-trainer-jets of that particular time: especially Hunters, NF-5s, Mirages and Starfighters. The F-16B is also added because we have seen lots of them flying although be it in a later period.
The F-84F Thunderstreak is of course the main feature of our website and special galleries are devoted to our personal favorite type of aircraft.

KLu: HAWKER HUNTER

Commencing in 1955 the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) in total received 189…

KLu: Northrop-Canadair NF-5B

The Royal Netherlands Air Force acquired thirty NF-5B tandem seat fighter-bomber-trainers , license-built in Canada , with serials K-4001…

KLu : F-16B

No less than 213 F-16 fighter aircraft were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) in…

KLu : Lockheed TF-104G

The TF-104G was the fighter-trainer version of the well known Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.