Last weekend the Dutch Air Force museum opened its storage facility for public.
This storage facility is open once a year.
The museum is due to re-locate and re-open in 2014 on the former Soesterberg Air Base.
The museum holds a variaty of warbirds : Spitfire ,P-51 Mustang ,Fokker D-XXI ,B-25 Mitchell ,Koolhoven FK-51 ,Dornier Do-24 ,Brewster Buffalo
and a selection of classic jets also jets used by the 32nd TFS at Soesterberg AB.
A large part of the museum collection has been in storage for many years.
In preparation of this move to Soesterberg ,large aircraft are already removed and are being restored for future display at the new location.
The F-15A Eagle is already re-painted and also the C-47 Dakota.
The F-27 Troopship and SP-2H Neptune are currently under restoration at different locations.
set samples:
SP-2H NEPTUNE ,201 (MLD)
SPITFIRE LF.IX ,H-1 (KLu\RNLAF H-1)
B-24H LIBERATOR ,42-7638 ,USAAF Wreckage and youtube link
Yahoo photo set of the Dutch Air Force museum 2009-2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets ... 456299801/
or view the slideshow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets ... 9801/show/
This set will be updated as more pictures comes available ,also pre-2009 pictures.
Kind Regards
Johan
