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J-646 @ EKKA - Participant of the Tactical Fighter Weaponry 1993.
J-646 @ EKKA		 J-881 @ EHLW - preparing for take off.
J-881 @ EHLW		 J-646 @ EBBL - return from a Tiger Meet mssion
J-646 @ EBBL
J-256 @ EHLW - For the 1982 TAM Leeuwarden introduced the Frisian tail band. The The Hague General Staff disapproved this due to fear for an flag incident and other far-fetched reasons. By staff order the bands had to be removed (and reappeared in 1988).
J-256 @ EHLW		 J-884 @ EBBL - Part of the static show of the Kleine Brogel open house in 1995.
J-884 @ EBBL		 J-003 @ EBBL - landing at Brogel
J-003 @ EBBL
J-062 @ EBBL - landing at Kleine Brogel for the Tiger Meet
J-062 @ EBBL		 J-012 @ EHLW - Due to the missions flown over the Balkans in the early nineties all Dutch F-16's lost their colourful squadron markings. How grey they were...
J-012 @ EHLW		 J-259 @ EHLW - In 1979 J-259 was the very first F-16 to be delivered to the Dutch Air Force. Ten years later it received this anniversary painting to mark the event.
J-259 @ EHLW
J-015 @ EBBL - low pass during the NATO Tiger meet.
J-015 @ EBBL		 J-646 @ EBBL - Dutch participation of the 2009 NATO Tiger Meet.
J-646 @ EBBL		 J-062 @ EBBL - Full AB take off during the Tiger Meet
J-062 @ EBBL
J-884 @ EBBL - 1996 was the last year of Chipmunk operation with the AAC.
J-884 @ EBBL		 J-246 @ EHLW - During the 1985 spottersday the photographers were positioned quite near to the taxi track. Great!
J-246 @ EHLW		 J-255 @ EHLW - Nice full colour markings
J-255 @ EHLW
J-508 @ EGVA - Start of the RNlAF F-16 solo display during the IAT at fairford.
J-508 @ EGVA		 J-214 @ EHLW - very early shot of two landing F-16's. Not the black noses.
J-214 @ EHLW		 J-212 @ EHLW - first F-16 firghter for the Dutch AF
J-212 @ EHLW
J-257 @ EHLW - Interim version of the Frisian tail band. Note also the Frisian band on the verntral fin. 'The Hague' had forbidden the tail bands at the time, but had no ban on other locations on the plane.
J-257 @ EHLW		 J-055 @ EHLW - Striking display colours.
J-055 @ EHLW		 J-864 @ EBBL - 312 squadrons 40 years anniversary colours
J-864 @ EBBL
J-193 @ EHLW - take off of a pair F-16s for the air power demo at the Leeuwarden open house.
J-193 @ EHLW		 J-877 @ EHLW - take off from Leeuwarden
J-877 @ EHLW		 J-871 @ EHLW - The Aviation Group Leeuwardens photo arrangement with the Leeuwarden air base offers great photo opportunities for over 20 years now.
J-871 @ EHLW
J-870 @ EHLW - Volkel F-16 visiting Leeuwarden
J-870 @ EHLW		 J-219 @ EHLW - 421 Sq CAF zap on tail and intake.
J-219 @ EHLW		 J-146 @ EHLW - This picture was taken during one of the Fokker test flights, before delivery to the NLAF.
J-146 @ EHLW
J-234 @ EHLW - Full colour markings on Dutch F-16's: a common sight at Leeuwarden in the eighties.
J-234 @ EHLW		 J-220 @ EKSP - Participant of the 1996 Tactical Fighter Weaponry.
J-220 @ EKSP		 J-513 @ EHLW - arrival for the 1990 Open House.
J-513 @ EHLW
J-640 @ EKKA - 306 squadron participated in the 1993 Tactical Fighter Weaponry at Karup with a couple of their F-16's.
J-640 @ EKKA		 J-633 @ EHVK - During the early eighties Volkel was converting from Starfighter to F-16. The F-16's were clean and without any squadron markings than.
J-633 @ EHVK		 J-619 @ EBBL - 40 years 311 Squadron paint work.
J-619 @ EBBL
J-885 @ EHLW - This picture was taken shortly after the F-16 was delivered to the NlAF. Now it has been sold to Chile.
J-885 @ EHLW		 J-620 @ EHLW - Still without dragchute housing.
J-620 @ EHLW		 J-368 @ EHLW - When 313 sqn transferred to the F-16 the old emblem was retained for a couple of months. Not much longer the now common tiger badge was introduced. This badge has now been adopted by 131 EMVO Sqn flying the PC-7.
J-368 @ EHLW
J-654 @ EHVK - volkel resident
J-654 @ EHVK		 J-874 @ EHLW - visit to Leeuwarden
J-874 @ EHLW		 J-875 @ EHLW - I like the old full colour markings.
J-875 @ EHLW
J-021 @ LJLJ - For the Celje air show this Dutch F-16 arrived at Ljubljana. As it was based in Italy for the Balkan crisis it was to flown back at any notice. So the demo was flown with fuel tanks fitted.
J-021 @ LJLJ		 J-616 @ EHLW - Participant of the Frisian Flag exercise.
J-616 @ EHLW		 J-515 @ EHLW - When the Dutch F-16s were sent to the Yugoslavian crisis all colourful markings were removed. The location of the squadron markings can still be seen however.
J-515 @ EHLW
J-881 @ EHLW - This F-16 was photographed during one of the Fokker test flights. It was delivered to the Netherlands AF a week later.
J-881 @ EHLW		 J-864 @ EHLW - In May 1986 this Volkel F-16 was deployde to Leeuwarden for target towing.
J-864 @ EHLW		 J-865 @ EHLW - w/o a month later on 3-6-1985
J-865 @ EHLW
J-880 @ EHLW - w/o 21-5-1991
J-880 @ EHLW		 J-006 @ EHLW - Those were the days, when colorful markings were still common.
J-006 @ EHLW		 J-616 @ EHEH - A visit to Volkel resulted in quite a few brand new F-16's and some good old Starfighters.
J-616 @ EHEH
J-635 @ EHVK - A visit to Volkel resulted in quite a few brand new F-16's and some good old Starfighters.
J-635 @ EHVK		 J-258 @ EHVK - w/o 10-5-1990
J-258 @ EHVK		 J-212 @ EHVK - This first F-16 fighter for the RNlAF was scrapped in 1998.
J-212 @ EHVK
J-214 @ EHLW - was not updated to MLU standards and subsequently scrapped in 1998.
J-214 @ EHLW		 J-229 @ EHLW - In 1982 the Frisian tail band was introduced. The air force staff in The Hague banned it after some months.
J-229 @ EHLW		 J-268 @ EHLW - In 1982 the tiny TCA badge was introduced. A year later it received a blue disk to make it more disinctive.
J-268 @ EHLW
J-138 @ EHLW - 314 squadron was a very short lived F-16 unit. After just three years they disbanded.
J-138 @ EHLW		 J-243 @ EHLW - old colourful painjob on this F-16A
J-243 @ EHLW		 J-242 @ EHLW - Take off from the secundary runway at Leeuwarden.
J-242 @ EHLW
J-238 @ EHLW - During early 1981 the Netherlands Air Force tested the AGM65 Maverick. Due to the dull weather these tests were unsuccessful, so the missile was not purchased.
J-238 @ EHLW		 J-864 @ EHDL - 312 Sqn performed the demonstration during the 75th anniversary of the RNlAF in this specially painted F-16.
J-864 @ EHDL		 J-877 @ EHLW - This F-16 shows a zap of the Spotting Group Volkel on the fin. Can't read the text above...
J-877 @ EHLW
J-213 @ EHLW - This particular aircraft is now preserved at the military academy in Breda.
J-213 @ EHLW		 J-251 @ EBBE - In 1992 J-251 was the first Dutch F-16 to achieve 2000 flying hours.
J-251 @ EBBE		 J-238 @ EHLW - This aircraft missed the arrester cable and ended up in a ditch. The pilot escaped unhurt. The aircraft returned to active duty in august 1983.
J-238 @ EHLW
J-221 @ EHLW - The first year in Dutch service the F-16's had black noses and a very large roundel. Only 16 F-16's were delivered in this configuration.
J-221 @ EHLW		 J-217 @ EHLW - This F-16 encoutered problems during fight. After landing the pilot decided to eject while on the runway. This is the result of the first ever zero altitude ejection.
J-217 @ EHLW		 J-193 @ EHLW - For the Leeuwarden air power demo 10 F-16 took off in a very short time. Impressive it was!
J-193 @ EHLW
J-869 @ CORNFIELD - Low level over the Cornfield range after attaching one of the targets.
J-869 @ CORNFIELD		 J-270 @ CORNFIELD - After the strafing runs the pilot was willing to make a slow pass along the control tower at the Cornfield range.
J-270 @ CORNFIELD		 J-197 @ EHLW - During the eighties the Dutch F-16 still had their colourful markings. This one is flying wit 311 squadron.
J-197 @ EHLW
J-214 @ EHLW - This picture was taken shortly after delivery to the RNlAF. The early black noses mark the early eifgties. This airframe was scrapped in 1998.
J-214 @ EHLW		 J-877 @ EHLW - Take off during Frisian Flag 2008
J-877 @ EHLW		 J-366 @ EHLW - Take off during Frisian Flag 2008. Fast and low over the spotters crowd.
J-366 @ EHLW
J-016 @ LZSL - This F-16 was one of the Co-operative Change participants.
J-016 @ LZSL		 J-266 @ EHLW - This F-16 shows the early markings of the TCA conversion unit. Now wfu and stored.
J-266 @ EHLW		 J-650 @ EHLW - This picture was taken at holding point 24: one of the best photo spots at Leeuwarden AB. This aircraft was later sold to the Jordanian AF.
J-650 @ EHLW
J-257 @ EHLW - After the childish ban from The Hague in 1982 the first colored Frisian band reappeared in 1987. The colors of the Frisian flag were painted on both the ventral fins and the tail fin.
J-257 @ EHLW		 J-215 @ EHLW - For interceptions the Quick Reaction Alert force was housed at Leeuwarden. These QRA aircraft were armed with four live Sidewinders as can be seen in this picture.
J-215 @ EHLW		 J-221 @ EHLW - The famous Marssum noord place. This close could one get to the aircraft when lining up for take of.
J-221 @ EHLW
J-268 @ EHLW - This is one of the first batch F-16s: delivered in 1980 and not converted to MLU standards. Last reports say it is stored in Soesterberg.
J-268 @ EHLW		 J-647 @ EHLW - 306 Sqn F-16 prepares for take off. In the background are exaples of 312 and 313 Sqn.
J-647 @ EHLW		  

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