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Re: A Bridge too Far P-47s/T-6s

Posted by Benno on Fri Feb 20, 2004 03:27:05 AM

In reply top Re: A Bridge too Far P-47s/T-6s posted by Harm Jan Strating on Fri Feb 20, 2004 03:03:21 AM

Hi,

I did write an article about those aircaft last year (in Dutch), and it was published in Airnieuws magazine. Details of the Harvards are like this :
"A Bridge Too Far" :
PH-BKT : ?HF-L? (Typhoon) and ?- + 5? (Fw.190)
PH-KLU : ?MX-W? (Thunderbolt), ?HF-S? (Typhoon) and ?- + 7? (FW.190)
B-64 : ?HF-J? (Typhoon)
B-118 : ?HF-N? (Typhoon)

"Soldaat Van Oranje" :
PH-BKT : ?- + 5? (FW.190)
PH-KLU : ?- + 7? (FW.190)
B-64 : ?213? (Fokker D.XXI), ?219? (Fokker D.XXI)
B-118 : ?241? (Fokker D.XXI)

?Waakzaamheid, de prijs voor de vrijheid? :
PH-IIB : ?241? (Fokker D.XXI)
PH-KLU : ?234? (Fokker D.XXI)
B-71 : ?218? (Fokker D.XXI)
B-64 : ?219? (Fokker D.XXI); non airworthy

Current situation :
PH-LSK/B-64, PH-MLM/B-71, PH-IIB/B-118, PH-TBR/B-182 active with Royal Netherlands Air Force Historical Flight, Gilze-Rijen AFB.
PH-KLU/B-59 active from Lelystad.
PH-BKT/B-135 crashed at Keiheuvel, Belgium, February 4, 1990, killing pilot/owner and passenger.

Regards,

Benno T6 Goethals
www.skhv.nl




: : Hello Olivier,
:
: If I remeber correctly they were T-6s operated by the Stic
: hting Vliegsport Gilze-Rijen. This group is now known as t
: he Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht (Royal Nether
: lands Air Force Historical Flight). I think the aircraft a
: re still operated by them, although no longer disguised as
: P-47s/Fw-190s.
:
: Harm-Jan Strating
: Hey guys!
: :
: : Where did those plane come from? Who did the work on th
: em
: : ? Where did they go?
: :
: : Ollie

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