Former N886PA with Pan American World Airways in Jan'69, went wfu in Oct'80 and transferred to Global Int'l Airways on 29 Apr'83. It returned to Pan Am on 19 Sep'83. Sold as N728Q to Falcon Aircraft Conversions Inc in Jul'84 and went as such to Skystar Int'l in Mar'85 (as pictured as Q707!). Then to Independent Air in Jul'87, to Kalair USA Corp on 18 Aug'89 and became N707KS with Skyways Int'l Avn on 22 May92. It became D2-MAN with British Columbia Management in Jul'00 and was operated by the Government of Angola, there withdrawn from use and offered for sale in Dec'18. Current status?

This military looking Gulf of the manufacturer was displayed at Le Bourget. The G-III (SRA-1) became N333GA with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. from August 1984. It carried false serial 84-0420 in September 1984 as a demonstration how a Gulf looks for the USAF. The Gulf then became N47449 (as pictured) in that same month and was sold to the Indian Air Force in September 1987, first registered as VK-ENR and then serialled as K2960. The aircraft is still operational within the IAF.

Possibly construction number 006, handed over to the Yugoslavia Air Force in 1985. I went to Montenegro and eventually to Serbia in 2010.

This Airborne Early Warning and Control variant of the P-3 was nicknamed Sentinel. Eight P-3Bs were converted into AEW&C aircraft, but although the Orion is globally succesful, this variant was never exported. The P-3 AEWs are used by US Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations for drug interdiction and homeland security missions. This N91LC (BuNo 155299) became N145CS with the CBP.

Returning from an Alpha Scramble, this Eagle driver proudly waved with its machine's air brake to the nearby spotters and aviation photographers. 81-0048 was delivered to the USAF on 12 April 1983 and arrived at Soesterberg's 32nd Tactical Fighter squadron "Wolfhounds" three days later. It served the sole royal USAF squadron up to August 1992 and left for Tyndall AFB (FL). It became an GF-15C instructional airframe with the 363rd TRS, 82nd TRW at Sheppard AFB (TX) in March 2011.

This Hahn based F-16A visited Soesterberg air base with three other collegues of its 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Fighting Tenth". This squadron was disbanded on 30 September 1991. The Falcons arrived on a busy day, that saw the arrival of ten Langley Eagles, two KC-10As and a C-130H, and 32nd TFS F-15C/D activities that included an Alpha Scramble too as well as Dutch transport movement with F27s. This 80-0613 served after its Hahn tour also the Texas, Illinois and Michigan ANG, was modified in the meantime to F-16A ADF and was stored at AMARG on 31 March 1994 with inventory code FG0125.

Only hours after its arrival for a deployment at Soesterberg, 80-0043 took off again for a familiarization flight over the Netherlands. The Eagle was delivered to the USAF on8 March 1982 and served the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron "The Ironmen" up to April 1985 when it was transferred to Iceland with the 57th FIS. Later it also served the 57th FW at Nellis, the Missouri and Hawaii ANG. It was eventually stored at AMARG on 26 August 2010 with inventory code AAFH0306.

Accepted by the USAF on 23 August 1983, so quite new when it arrived for the first time in the Netherlands. This KC-10A supported together with a sister ship ten Langley Eagles that went on deployment to the Dutch base.

This commanders aircraft of the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron "The Ironmen" touched down first at Soesterberg, leading a formation of ten 'FF" coded Eagles that crossed the pond from homebase Langley AFB (VA). The Eagle was delivered to the USAF on 18 February 1982 and made a long career with Langley (October 1982-1985), Keflavik ('IS" coded 1985-July 1993), Tyndall ('TY', 1993-2007) and (no code) Oregon Air National Guard (2007-April 2010). The Eagle arrived at 309th AMARG on 30 April 2010 and received inventory code AAFH0249.

Only hours after its arrival for a deployment at Soesterberg, 81-0021 took off again for a local mission. The Eagle was delivered to the USAF on 27 May 1982 and served the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron "The Ironmen" up to May 1987 when it was transferred to the 21st TFW in Alaska. Later is also served the 33rd FW at Eglin. It was eventually stored at AMARG on 27 August 2009 with inventory code AAFH0193.

Formation take-off from Soesterberg air base. 81-0065, a dual seat Eagle, was delivered to the USAF on 31 January 1983 and arrived at Soesterberg with the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron "Wolfhounds" on 5 February 1983. It stayed with this sole royal USAF squadron up to August 1991. It was then transferred to Nellis AFB (NV) where it served the 57th FW. This assignment was followed by a tour at Tyndall and Portland before it was sold to Israel (serial ?) in September 2016.

Supporting ten F-15Cs of the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron while crossing the pond for a deployment, this KC-10A made an enthusiastic touch-down at Dutch soil. 82-0192 was accepted by the USAF on 23 May 1983 and was stored at AMARG from 9 September 2022.

Alpha Scramble by a F-15C of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron "Wolfhounds". The cold-war scrambles were quite regular these days. The Eagles were fully armed with four AIM-7 Sparrows underneath the fuselage and four AIM-9 Sidewinders underneath the wings. This Eagle was delivered to the USAF on 23 March 1983 and served the 32nd TFS up to 14 April 1992. It departed for Tyndall AFB (FL) and was assigned to the 95th FS. The F-15C was stored at AMARG on 3 September 2010 with inventory code AAFH0311.

ZA393 made its first flight on 14 October 1982 and was delivered to the Royal Air Force oct82 on month later. It was converted to GR4 standard at Warton in 2001 and made its last flight in 2014. The aircraft was scrapped soon after that.

Preserved at the Instituto Tecnico Industriale Galileo Galilei, Rome (Italy) since 2006. This is a Fiat Aviazione/Aeritalia as F-104S built Starfighter, delivered in 1975 to the Aeronautica Militare, converted to ASA-M (Modificato) standard by Alenia in 1996 and withdrawn in 2003. During the TFM the Sparrow was seen at the runway of Orland, at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjorden arm begins. Beautiful surroundings!

Although unmarked, this F-16D belongs to 346 MPK, based at Nea Anchialos (Greece). The F-16D was not that fortunate in its career, as on 14 October 2004 it crashed together with F-16D serial 147. The incident happend during a training flight near Pilio mountain, near the village of Agios Lavrentios in central Greece. All four pilots were sadly killed. The cause of the crash is not 100% clear, a mid air collision is not ruled out, but flying in formation into the slopes of the mountain, in less visibility due to low clouds is also reported as an option.

This Tornado made its first flight on 13 March 1984 and saw a long career in the Royal Air Force. In 1986, in support of the Farnborough air show, ZD714 was temporary painted in a Royal Saudi Air Force colour scheme, but it received its nice RAF camo pattern in return after that show. The Tornado was eventually modified to GR4-standard made its last flight in 2013 and was scrapped.