Only months after it was stricken from operational service, this Neptune was stored at the south end of homebase NAS Valkenberg. It was delivered to the Marione Luchtvaartdienst (MLD, Dutch Naval Aviation) on 16 January 1962 as a P-2V-7B. The long range maritime patrol aircraft was converted to SP-2H and returned to service until June 1982. After storage at Valkenburg, it was donated to the KLM instruction school on 16 November 1983. It later went for preservation with the Aviodrome aviation museum at Lelystad.

Ex. 210 with the Netherlands Navy. In December 1983 it was ferried from Valkenburg to the museum.

Serial 210 only carried on the other side.

Serial 210 only carried on this side.

After its service life Neptune 210 was transferred to the KLM technical school. It was transported by vessel from Valkenburg to Schiphol. Here it is lifted on board of the barge near the Haagsche Schouw bridge in Leiden not far from Valkenburg. The KLM logo is already on the nose of the aircraft.

When WFU in 1982 the aircraft was handed over to KLM as instructional airframe. It received a KLM livery. Now on display in the Aviodrome in Royal Netherlands Navy colours, remnants of the former KLM colours can be seen on the rear fuselage.

Ex Netherlands Navy. in use with the KLM Technical School as instructional airframe. Photo by R. Jonker