Three models of the Super Cub were delivered to the Dutch Army: 59 L-18Cs (registered R-30 up to R-88), 18 L-21As (R-201 up to R-217 ; + 1 extra, broken up ) and 78 L-21B models (registered R-101 up-to R-186 ; R-141 to R-148 not included)
As said, the Pipers were Army property, but flown by Air Force pilots. The more powerful L-21B models were delivered in 1955 to nos 298, 299 and 300 squadrons; the last ones of this batch were phased out twenty years later, in 1976. Many Pipers were sold on the civilian market; a few became part of the KLu Historical Flight at Gilze Rijen; they keep 4 of them airworthy.
This type of K.Lu aircraft has been frequently seen by us in active operational service and therefore we composed this photo gallery .
Below is our comprehensive photo collection of L-21 Pipers:
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- R-107 on its way to the Eindhoven baseflight with a white regie( FK)
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- R-107 at Deelen wearing black serial (FK)
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- Piper R-109 alias PH-GAZ of the KLu Historical Flight in 2003 (FK)
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- R-109 as PH-GAZ at Seppe airfield (FK)
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- R-110 at Deelen OD (FK)
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- Piper R-112 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-113 white (FK)
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- R-114 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- R-114 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-115 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- R-115 (b) at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-120 and R-182 at Twenthe in 1974 (HE)
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- Piper R-120 (in Popsy-Black team) (FK)
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- R-122 at Gilze Rijen Open Day in 1969 (HE)
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- Piper R-122 in 2003 of the DHF at the Twente OD (FK)
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- R-122 as PH-PPW at Soesterberg in 1995(HE)
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- R-125 (w) at the Volkel OD 8/75 (FK)
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- R-126 at Volkel OD of 8/75 (FK)
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- R-130 at Gilze Rijen in 1972 (HE)
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- R-127 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- R-131 white
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- Piper R-131 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-132 black (FK)
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- R-134 at Eindhoven (FK)
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- R-134 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- Piper R-137 of KHF at a recent Volkel OD (FK)
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- R-137 as PH-PSC at Soesterberg in 1995 (HE)
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- R-137 as PH-PSC at Eindhoven in 1993 (HE)
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- R-140 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- Piper R-150 in the sky in 1974 (FK)
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- R-150 black at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-150 as PH-KNJ at Eindhoven in 1993 (HE)
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- R-151 at Deelen in 1970 during the Royal Flush (FK)
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- R-152 white (FK)
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- R-152 black at Deelen in 1974 (FGK)
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- R-154 white (FK)
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- Piper R-155 white at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-156 at Leeuwarden Open Day in 1969 (HE)
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- R-157 at Soesterberg Open Day in 1967 (HE)
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- R-157 as PH-GAX at Keiheuvel (FK)
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- R-159 as PH-KNL at Hilversum in 2001 (HE)
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- R-160 at Deelen OD in 1971 (FK)
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- R-160 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-161 white at Eindhoven (FK)
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- R-161 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- R-161 as PH-GAR at Keiheuvel (FK)
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- R-162 at Deelen in 1970 (FK)
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- R-163 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- R-163 white at Soesterberg (FK)
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- Piper R-164 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-166 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-170 white (FK)
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- R-170 at a recent warbird Fly-In at Malle (FK)
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- Piper R-171 at Gilze Rijen in 1971 (FK)
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- R-171 at Leeuwarden Open Day in 1969 (HE)
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- Piper R-172 white at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-172 (black)air patrolling in 1974 (FK)
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- Piper R-173 white (FK)
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- R-174 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-176 at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-177 at Volkel Open Day in 1970 (HE)
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- R-177 white (FK)
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- R-177 as PH-KNR at Eindhoven in 1993 (HE)
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- R-180 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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- R-181 as PH-GAU at Scheveningen Air Show in 1988 (HE)
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- R-181 as PH-GAU at Soesterberg in 1995 (HE)
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- R-182 and R-159 at Gilze Rijen Open Day in 1969 (HE)
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- R-183 black at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- Piper R-183 white at Deelen in 1974 (FK)
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- R-184 at Soesterberg Open Day in 1972 (HE)
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- R-186 black (FK)
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- R-186 at Eindhoven in 1968 (HE)
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