Star of the show in 1979, this brand new first F-16 for the RNLAF. There were protests against the fact that the Netherlands spent so much money on this war machine and protesters managed to throw some paint on the F-16.

This Starfighter was involved in a horrible collission with D-8098 at RAF Wildenrath during a squadron exchange. D-8098 landed while D-8341 was supposed to perform an overshoot. The latter hit the tailwing of its wingman that cut through the cockpit of D-8341, killing the pilot instantly. The airframe was stored at Volkel for many years before it was scrapped.

Turning towards the refueling boom of the Dutch KDC-10 tanker (T-235). The hatch on the spine of the Fighting Falcon is already openened. Check the large green ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pod underneath the center fuselage.

Fully armed for air to air missions (AIM-9 Sidewinders, AIM-120 AMRAAMS and most probably a loaded 20mm gun, this Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) F-16AM brought a visit to the KDC-10 tanker over the North Sea.

High above the North Sea, just north of the Wadden islands, this Diana Fighting Falcon, originating from Leeuwarden air base.

Although still carrying the markings of its previous unit, at the time this pic was taken J-360 was operated by 314sqn at Gilze-Rijen.

A "Diana" Fighting Falcon over the Mediterranean Sea during Operation Unified Protector (OUP), a NATO-led operation to protect Libyan civilians against the civil war. The Fighting Falcons of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht were during the operation mainly occupied with Combat Air Patrols, to prevent Libyan military aircraft taking off from their bases to attack civilians.

Climbing out of runway 23 for the afternoon mission.

Assigned USAF serial 81-0873 but taken on charge Jan-1985 by the Netherlands AF as J-873. By Sep-2002 it had been converted to F-16AM. In Oct-2017 it went to the Jordanian AF as 244.

Two Dutch Vipers during a mission in support of Operation Unified Protection, the fight agains the Khadaffi regime in Libya. The aircraft were pictured high above the Mediterranean Sea just outside Libyan airspace.

The 1st Netherlands Air Task Force International Security Assistance Force (1(NLD)ATF ISAF used F-16AMs over Afghanistan during their operations against the Taliban. Retracting gear quickly, stay low, build-up speed, and at the end of the runway make an unexpected move so the enemy is giving a tough time in aiming weapons on this fully loaded Falcon Sometimes the pilot decides to go straight ahead, sometimes they make a low level left or right turn, but they rarely go ballistic as it was then too easy for a Taliban with a MANPADS or AAA to make a lock. This heavily armed Falcon banked right.