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Joop de Groot's Photo Gallery

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89-0280 @ EGUN - based at Mildenhall
89-0280 @ EGUN		 150495 @ EHVB - NAS Kevlavik station flight
150495 @ EHVB		 69-6566 @ LBPG - one of the transports at the Co-operative Key exercise.
69-6566 @ LBPG
85-0077 @ EGVA - 77 BS arrival at the 1993 IAT.
85-0077 @ EGVA		 68-10947 @ LBPG - USAF Co-operative Key transport
68-10947 @ LBPG		 84-0476 @ EGUN - 7 SOS/351 SOG on the flightline of its home base.
84-0476 @ EGUN
99-0170 @ EDDF - 62 AW arriving at Frankfurt.
99-0170 @ EDDF		 158802 @ LIPA - During the nineties US Marines EA-6B's were deployed to Aviano for operations over the Balkans.
158802 @ LIPA		 162509 @ LBPG - two days after the WTC attack the US Navy withdraw its helos from the Co-operative Key exercise in Bulgaria.
162509 @ LBPG
01-0189 @ EDDF - Until the closure of Rhein Main AB the Globemaster was a regular visitor.
01-0189 @ EDDF		 86-0015 @ EDDF - 436 AW arrival at Rhein Main AB
86-0015 @ EDDF		 66-7955 @ EDDF - Although closed several years earlier Frankfurt was reopened as an active base during the build up of American forces in the Balkans. The Starlifter was one of the aircraft types that returned to this former main USAF transport station in Europe.
66-7955 @ EDDF
63-7980 @ EGUN - 351 ARS/100 ARW. This aircraft was converted to KC-135R and later to EC-135R
63-7980 @ EGUN		 95-0106 @ EDDF - 'the Spirit of Bob Hope' ready for departure from Frankfurt.
95-0106 @ EDDF		 68-0037 @ ETNS - In 1993 the very last Open House was held at the (than) naval base Schleswig Jagel. This F-111 was one of the participants.
68-0037 @ ETNS
164999 @ EGVA - Static of the 1993 IAT
164999 @ EGVA		 92-0550 @ EGVA - arrival for the 1995 RIAT
92-0550 @ EGVA		 58-0016 @ EGUN - arrival at Dusseldorf.
58-0016 @ EGUN
74-0184 @ EHTW - Lakenheath F-111 on the static of the Twenthe open house.
74-0184 @ EHTW		 159116 @ LBPD - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer paid a visit to the 2005 Co-operative Key exercise. His transport was this C-9B.
159116 @ LBPD		 161779 @ LIPA - During the Balkan crisis lots of American aircraft operated out of Aviano. VMAQ-4 was present for ECM duties.
161779 @ LIPA
85-0039 @ EGVA - On the static of the 1996 RIAT. One of few aircraft that could decently be photographed.
85-0039 @ EGVA		 86-0032 @ EDDF - arrival at FRA during the Allied Force operations over Bosnia.
86-0032 @ EDDF		 95-26645 @ ETUO - Two USAr Black Hawks were visiting Gütersloh during our stay at the AAC baracks.
95-26645 @ ETUO
69-6580 @ LBPG - Than flying with Popes 43 Wing, now preserved with Dovers AMC museum.
69-6580 @ LBPG		 84-0085 @ EGVA - On the static of the 1993 International Air Tattoo.
84-0085 @ EGVA		 160896 @ EHLW - Participant of the 1995 Dutch Weapons Instructors Course (DWIC).
160896 @ EHLW
70-1630 @ EHSB - Still in the south east Asia color scheme this CH-53 was a welcome guest at the Soesterberg air show in 1981. Later converted to MH-53.
70-1630 @ EHSB		 66-0139 @ EKKA - 155 AS TN ANG. Far from home this Starlifter provided transport for a deployment of Spangdahlem F-15's and F-16's to Denmark.
66-0139 @ EKKA		 58-0085 @ EGUN - charcoal grey was 'in' in teh early nineties.
58-0085 @ EGUN
87-0023 @ EGUN - 7 SOS/352 SOG machine on its home base Mildenhall.
87-0023 @ EGUN		 57-1422 @ EDDF - 63 ARS. One of the many KC-135's operating out off Frankfurt during the Allied Force operations over the Balkans. This one is fitted with the basket of the hose-and-drogue system.
57-1422 @ EDDF		 66-0030 @ EHLW - The EF-111's were wfu shortly after the 1991 Gulf war. 66-0030 resides now at AMARG
66-0030 @ EHLW
70-15180 @ EHDL - The resident helicopters squadrons at Deelen had invited some other army units for the anual open house. The US Army brought this Kiowa.
70-15180 @ EHDL		 160406 @ EHLW - The stars of the 1995 FWIT exercise were the Tomcats of VF-32.
160406 @ EHLW		 59-1522 @ EGUN - The AMC KC-135s were short lived.
59-1522 @ EGUN
65-0267 @ EDDF - During our so called Queens Day I decided to go to Frankfurt. There was quite some activity de to the Balkan Crisis and the NATO air attacks that followed.
65-0267 @ EDDF		 65-0978 @ EGUN - 102RQS NY ANG visit to Mildenhall
65-0978 @ EGUN		 70-0964 @ EHLW - A rare visitor to Leeuwarden was the South Dakota ANG Corsair. Rare but very welcome!
70-0964 @ EHLW
70-2389 @ EHLW - 494 TFS/48 TFW visit to my home base. Aircraft shot down in 1986 by Lybian SAM.
70-2389 @ EHLW		 61-2670 @ EGUN - Picture taken in the last light of the day. I love those evening colours!
61-2670 @ EGUN		 70-2411 @ EHLW - In the eighties the F-111 was a regular visitor on Leeuwarden AB. Picture taken with my good old Practika.
70-2411 @ EHLW
70-2397 @ EHTW - Take off from Twenthe AB after the open house.
70-2397 @ EHTW		 85-0032 @ EDDF - 32 AS/305 AMW. On this very cold winters day it was freezing cold on top of the control tower. The ice on top of fuselage is just melting away. The civil terminal is of the far side.
85-0032 @ EDDF		 164244 @ EHLW - The US Navy participated in the FWIT exercise at Leeuwarden. The brought a couple of Hornets and Tomcats.
164244 @ EHLW
63-7887 @ ETSB - This 37 AS/435 AW machine came along during the spotters day. Picture taken with just a few mils.
63-7887 @ ETSB		 86-0013 @ EDDF - C-5B 86-0013 together with C-141B 64-0619 on the ramp Rhein Main AB during the build up of American Forces in Hungary during the Balkan crisis.
86-0013 @ EDDF		 90-0166 @ EGVA - Gunship arrival for the 1996 Air Tattoo.
90-0166 @ EGVA
60-0359 @ EKKA - For an exercise a couple of tankers were stationed in Denmakr. This was the only charcoal grey one.
60-0359 @ EKKA		 66-0144 @ EGVA - This Starlifter was one of the many aircraft arriving for the IAT 1993.
66-0144 @ EGVA		 66-0128 @ EGVN - Seen leaving the main RAF transport base.
66-0128 @ EGVN
00-0182 @ EDDF - During 2003 the C-17's were still coming in at Frankfurt. This European transport hub has closed now.
00-0182 @ EDDF		 64-0550 @ EHSB - This Hercules participated in the 1990 Operation Manna celebration fly past over western Holland
64-0550 @ EHSB		 73-22255 @ EKSP - Seen visiting Skrydstrup during the Tactical Fighter Meet exercise.
73-22255 @ EKSP
57-1472 @ EKKA - This Grissom based tanker was on deployment to Denmark in support of some OH F-16s.
57-1472 @ EKKA		 164238 @ EHLW - Not often seen in the Netherlands are US Navy aircraft like these. Good to see them!
164238 @ EHLW		 62-3552 @ EHLW - A rare visitor to Leeuwarden was this SAC KC-135.
62-3552 @ EHLW
63-8884 @ EGUN - Still going strong is the good old KC-135. Seen on its home base.
63-8884 @ EGUN		 72-0213 @ EHLW - This A-7 made a lunch stop at Leeuwarden during a deployment in Great Britain
72-0213 @ EHLW