The people in front of the Hornet are probably members of the Aviation Group Leeuwarden. For many years this society had access to the airbase to get pictures up close to the aircraft.

Corporate Jets was an early company offering adversary training with former military jets in Europe. It was quite basic by performing just target tow duties. These jets were operational between 1988 and 1996.

1961 Guynemer Trophy Competition - Leeuwarden, Holland - A Sabre K aircraft of the Italian Air Force undergoes a pre-flight inspection before taking off on an air-to-air firing sortie during the 1961 competition. 53-8288 MSN 207-16. Transferred to the Italian AF, first as MM6200. w/o Mar 4 1965.

J-270, FMS serial 78-0270 and is a Fokker built (line number L-074) F-16B Block 10C. It was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 11 Feb'82. Modified to Block 20 Mid-Life Update in the early 2000s. After a long career in the KLu and serving most Dutch F-16 squadrons, the dual was stored at Twenthe for refurbishment. It was then stored at Volkel in anticipation of being transferred to Jordan. It received serial 132 in the Royal Jordanian Air Force and was sold under Peace Falcon IV with construction number M14-12. It was delivered to 1sq on 27 Jul'09.

A fine view from the ATC tower. J-248 carries FMS serial 78-0248 and is a Fokker built (line number L-074) F-16A Block 10A. It was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 7 Oct'81. The F-16 suffered a serious mishap after it landed on its nose due to severe winds, although the pilot managed to keep the bouncing Falcon on the runway, he decided to eject. The F-16 was repaired and continued service up to Aug'01. It was first stored at Woensdrecht, then preserved at Kamp Zeist from Jun'13. It then became a travel exhibit and is seen all over the Netherlands.

The Dutch 323sq is named "Diana", so the Tiger pilot choose the wrong visor cover. J-256 carries FMS serial 78-0256 and is a Fokker built (line number L-091) F-16A Block 10C. It was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 16 Apr'82. It was withdrawn from use at Volkel in Feb'01 after it experienced a nosewheel collaps during taxiing out of a dispersal in Dec'00. It was then stored at Volkel, to Soesterberg in Nov'01, moved to the Technical University in Delft on 22 Apr'08 and returned to Volkel as an instructional airframe in Nov'11. Scrapped soon after.

At the flightline of Leeuwarden, this CF-188 was one of eight participating in a summercamp training. The Hornet belongs to 1 Canadian Air Group, based at Sollingen. 188762 was only delivered to the RCAF on 15 May 1986, so at the time of this visit near brand-new! The summercamp involved live firings over the Dutch Vliehors shooting range in which they used also their onboard M61 canon.

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This aircraft was written off exactly two years later on 19 October 1989