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Hi Henk, nice pics from der heimat! Especially the ' upside down ' Phantom ist wunderbar. With how many mm's did you shoot these pics?

Thanks for sharing, Dick

Dutch policemen are notorious for their speed checks. Here a Hahn F-4 tries to slow down on the taxi track to avoid a ticket

Another group shot... Please feel free to fill in the names...



1st row: sitting Bert Meijerink (l) and Hans Drost to his right.

2nd row: most right Marcel Kradolfer?

Here a F-104 from our neighbours to the south...

If you think terrorist attacks are from recent years, here's some proof that Soesterberg Air Base already was attacked in the 1980's by young Osama. b L.. Spotter Bert Meijerink is just too late to stop him from firing of a SA-01 Treepole... http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv46/CR-74050/Diversen/...

Sharp eye, Roel! Budgets were very tight in those years!

Thanks for these great Rafale pics. Was at St. Dizier last summer at the football field. Great spot. And when there are no Rafales in the approach you can have a relaxing sit in the dugout!

warthog64 wrote:the same Hans drost, just slightly older...

Are you sure Roel? If I would have passed him, I wouldn't have recognized him! But if I look longer, I guess he looks like his father!

And here's a picture of Dan Brown's competitor, author of the bestseller ' De Spotter ', Mr. Hans Drost. Will he be signing copies of his book at some open house this year?

Not too sharp, but just to remember everyone that some 30 years ago we also had snow and frost. When we almost were frozen from waiting for some nice visitors, the nurses came to the rescue and heated us up again... Yeah, dream on... http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv46/CR-74050/Planes%20in%20bla...

Especially for you Henk: another common visitor at the end of the seventies, a VC-140B. I think this one is taken on September 13th, 1978. It visited Soesty twice that day as the first Eagles of the 32nd TFS touched down, accompanied by 16 FF-Eagles from the 1st FW Langley AFB. http://i668.photobuck...

Phabulous photos indeed! Thanks for sharing, now I don't need to go to the land of the rising sun

And here's a nice 'lifter' with a T-39 Sabreliner at the platform. November 15th, 1978: C-141A 60131 437th MAW and 24474 T-39A HQ USAFE

Yep Hans, it was July 1979. And here the pic that I shot when that F-4D just went over my head!

Thanks guys for your commends on the EB-57. Hans, I am pretty sure you were there. Keep looking for the negs! Henk, great scans again. It's looks like they were made only yesterday :worship: Today I found a negative that made me a little sad: 1978 - 32nd TFS' Phantom area coming to an end... :cry: h...