KLu G-IV & KDC-10

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KLu G-IV & KDC-10

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As the tankers and the current Gulfstream reach the end of their usefull life, would it be a idea to (opposed to the Dutch traders mentality) keep these in the museum and/or as gate guards instead of selling them as has been done with the KBX.

Twente AB is opened now and then for a final touchdown. I bet Soesterberg can do the same for the NMM.

The Gulf is malfunctioning and the Ex-Martinair planee also regilatly mis their take off slot... They won’t make a furtune when sold off.
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Considering the sorry state the airforce is still in, I can imagine any money these jets can make is more than welcome.
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Richard from Rotterdam wrote:Considering the sorry state the airforce is still in, I can imagine any money these jets can make is more than welcome.
If not mistaken both KDC-10's have been sold already to a firm in the States, leaving as soon as they retire.
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Flyboy wrote: Twente AB is opened now and then for a final touchdown. I bet Soesterberg can do the same for the NMM.
Twente is always open, it is a civilian airport with daily business flights and indeed the occasional final landing of a widebody.
This is completely different from Soesterberg, which lacks any form of infrastructure.
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