some old 80's pics of Soesterberg AB.

Rabbit · Post by **Rabbit** » 26 Oct 2007, 15:10

ebauer wrote:Peter, die eerste foto! Wat een verwennerij! Hoewel die Luftwaffe Alpha jet A toch ook leuk is maar die steekt daar wel wat schril bij af...
PHijn dagje, overigens...

De TT-PAF heb ik ook gezien. Die kwam een Alouette ophalen, dacht ik.

That's right and not in the 80's

But who cares. That TchadAF Hercules was cancelled several times before!!

Not only nice aircrafts at that time, but also the colorscheme's weren't as boring like nowadays!! Always loved the camo's, big roundels, etc..

Nog maar ff verder scrollen

What a time... Luckely the early 90's were nice as well!! Not as the 80's, but ok....

Post by **Key** » 28 Oct 2007, 19:04

A Few shots from business as usual in the early eighties...

Two-seater taxiing out on 02dec81, was delivered slightly over a year before.

Eagle returning in winter twilight, doing the familiar speedbrake salute (20jan82).

Pair of Ramstein Phantoms leaving on 14apr82.

And a German F-4F in nice camo, from a nearly 27 year old negative. The old spot at Soesty, 18dec80.

Troopship with the blunt nose. And we still had snow in winter (09dec81).

Supervisor of Flying watching the launch of an evening mission, same day as above.

Erik

warthog64 · Post by **warthog64** » 29 Oct 2007, 22:12

I located the "spotters archive"and will pick it up in a few weeks.
Asap I will post some pics........can't wait

Teejee · Post by **Teejee** » 29 Oct 2007, 22:28

Some of me

2 birds from Lakenheath and Upper heyford

gr
Johan

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P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 04 Nov 2007, 19:23

Taken end 1982/beginning 1983 during an exercise at the base. Watch the gasmask on the guys face in de NF-5A!

The ex-Danish Dakota on its way to the MLM. Then still painted as ZU-5

jimmy van drunen · Post by **jimmy van drunen** » 05 Nov 2007, 13:04

Opassen Dakota op de weg

gr. jimmy

warthog64 · Post by **warthog64** » 05 Nov 2007, 22:13

March/april 1984, pfff 23 years ago....

don't know when...

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 15 Nov 2007, 21:04

Then a brand new aircraft, now flying in Chile.....

F-111F with two big fueltanks

CH-53G of the Heeresflieger

not the best pic......

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 17 Nov 2007, 12:18

an Aardvark from 492nd TFS

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 18 Nov 2007, 10:49

must be a long trip from Spain to Soesty in a Casa 212.......

warthog64 · Post by **warthog64** » 18 Nov 2007, 16:57

first one is from a slide I bought,

and a canadian F-18,

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 18 Nov 2007, 18:30

a few more from 1989

rotation with Mirage 2000's

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 19 Nov 2007, 22:28

three Eagles this time...

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 21 Nov 2007, 21:07

The commanders aircraft changed its colors many times. Compare this one with my previous post which was only one year before. Here you also see the red/white/blue "Wolfhounds" written on the fueltank

The 81-0049/CR in better times. Only a few days later this F-15C crashed in the North Sea.

MyOneOFour · Post by **MyOneOFour** » 23 Nov 2007, 00:02

The date: the 7th of August 1984.
What a day. The local F15's were flying like crazy, furthermore two Torrejon Vipers, 3 F5E Tigers from the then 527 TFTAS, 2 Ramstein F4E's, 4 Mirage F1's from Cambrai, a French C160F, a German CH53 and a German Alouette II (75+32), a Dutch Navy P3C (301) and two Italian MB339's (MM54503 and the MM54509).
Here are the slides from that day:
F5E 74-01547 527TFTAS

F5E 74-01545 527TFTAS

F5E 74-01532 527TFTAS (What a scheme !!)

F4E 68-0529/RS 526TFS

F4E 68-0480/RS 512TFS

Sharkmouths rule !!

F16A 83-1066/TJ 612TFS

F16A 82-0946/TJ 613TFS

CH53G 85+06 n.b.

C160F F-91/61-ZI ET61

Mirage F1C-200 248/12-YF EC 1/12

Mirage F1C 55/12-KH EC 2/12

Mirage F1C 42/12-KI EC 2/12, the 4th one (71/12-KJ) I didn't catch