Soesterberg Air Base was a Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) military air base located in Soesterberg, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east-northeast of Utrecht. It was first established as an airfield in 1911, and in 1913, the Dutch Army bought the field and established the Army Aviation Division.
F-4E Phantom II of 32nd TFS taking off, around 1975, at Soesterberg Air Base
North American F-86F-25-NH Sabre, AF Ser. No. 52-5385. This aircraft is now on display at the Nationaal Militair Museum on the former Soesterberg Air Base, Netherlands.
North American F-100C-20-NA Super Sabres of the 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron. Identifiable AF Serial Numbers are 54–1904, 54-1905 and 53-1771
Convair F-102A-55-CO Delta Daggers of the 32d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, AF Serial Numbers 56-1042 and 56–1043. In the 1980s, these aircraft were later modified to the PQM-102B configuration and used as target drones.
Royal Netherlands Air Force
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913. The aerobatic display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, active from 1979 until 2019, was the Solo Display Team.
Fokker G.I Jachtkruiser
Fokker D.XXI at the Air Force Museum in Soesterberg
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
F-84F Thunderstreaks of 315 Squadron RNAF fitted with extra fuel tanks at RAF Chivenor in 1969