The days before and after a military aviation event such as an Open Day always attract many plane spotters and photographers , because of the participating aircraft arriving and departing on those days.
As an aircraft-spotter Hans visited the Dutch naval Air Base Valkenburg (now closed) both on June 3rd and 4th, 1992 and on the 6th of June . The actual Open Day was held on June 5th .
Apart from some local flights the 6th was a departure day of aircraft that were present during the Open Day , including the Crusader , the Super Etendard . the Nimrod , the Phantom , the Atlantic and the Orion .
From outside the Air Base Hans took the pictures that appear in this gallery of the aircraft passing along the taxy-track and two aircraft of the Spanish demoteam La Patrulla Aguila on take-off.
Breguet Atlantic Italian AF (HE) 
CASA 101 Spanish AF La Patrulla Aguila (HE) 
Crusader French Navy (HE) 
Crusader French Navy (HE) 
Super Etendard French Navy (HE) 
Fokker F.27 Maritime K.Lu. (HE) 
Nimrod RAF (HE) 
Orion US Navy (HE) 
Orion Dutch Navy special livery 75 years of Dutch naval aviation (HE) 
Orion Portuguese AF (HE) 
Phantom II RAF (HE) 
Breguet Atlantic W.German Navy (HE)
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