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40 Years MLM Soesterberg

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Tonight i was at 40 years anniversary of the MLM Soesterberg. They show the new plane in there collection. It is a former Fouga CM-170 Magister from the Belgium air force. The serial is MT 51, and that is strange, because when i read this site http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Potez ... ter?t=anon there where only serials from: MT01 - MT25, MT26 - MT50. But it is there new beauty in there collection. Nice paint job, and in good condition, if you see that this beauty is 40 years old. i also hear that the Commando in chef of KLu have say yesterday that in 2013 the army museum from Delft will be located in Soesterberg. Hope you all like the photo's, the place where they show the plane was not that spotter friendly.
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When you take look at the rear/last part of the canopy it must be a former FAF Fouga. The BAF Fouga's had a covered/closed rear/last canopy part !

Also the serial is fake as there never was a BAF Fouga MT 51 (same "trick" like Hunter N-321 ;-) )

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No, it is the ex AdlA 045, also known as former F-GSHG of DHJA.
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Post by sfeyenoord1 »

Just wanted to say that, same trick as with the hunter ;) :)

And true was known already for quite a while that the army museum will be located at soesteberg ;)

Like the first shot though. :)
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Post by Lieuwe »

Is this aircraft going to be parked inside or is it going to be another moss-collection like the 32nd TFS aircraft?
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Post by nilsko »

Nice shots! A pity there's still no F-4 at the MLM :-(
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At the "static-line" in MLM the F-100 Sabre was gone. And the F-86 of Twenthe is now the gate keeper next to the static line. I hear that this Fouga will be show inside, but they didn't know, because they also get the old gate keeper of EHTW.

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There was also a Yellow F-104 with 40 Years MLM theme on the tail.

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The rest of the plane is yellow total, with paintings from children over it.

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Post by Mickey312 »

The Starfighter is thought to be D-8062.

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Thus far (as far as I know) only Dutch and Soesterberg based USAFE aircraft were displayed in the museum.
Does anyone know why a Belgian plane is being displayed now? Maybe because Dutch pilots were trained on the Magister, or did the museum change its course and will more foreign aircraft be bought?

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Schffrs wrote:Does anyone know why a Belgian plane is being displayed now? Maybe because Dutch pilots were trained on the Magister
Rob,
that's exactly the reason.
.... so now let's wait for a T-37, T-38 ....... wishful thinking I guess :shock:

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Post by aviodromefriend »

Schffrs wrote:Thus far (as far as I know) only Dutch and Soesterberg based USAFE aircraft were displayed in the museum.
They have a MiG 21 too, for quite some while, didn't know these were operated by USAFE or the Dutch Armed Forces.
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Mickey312 wrote:The Starfighter is thought to be D-8062.

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i did not check the serial, also because i did not like the yellow paint job :S.
Schffrs wrote:Maybe because Dutch pilots were trained on the Magister, or did the museum change its course and will more foreign aircraft be bought?

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I think that it is the last, about the training. But during the 4 hours i was there no 1 from MLm was there to tell any info about the plane.

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Post by patrick dirksen »

No, it is the ex AdlA 045, also known as former F-GSHG of DHJA
Are you sure about this id? Their other CM.170, 374/F-GPHU, was destined for the museum at Soesterberg, and has also been reported there last year. Was there a swop after all?
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Maybe they show this plane as a model of the 1 they get. As i see no1 from MLM was there to ask any info.

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Post by Redskin »

PiPoServisAir wrote:Maybe they show this plane as a model of the 1 they get. As i see no1 from MLM was there to ask any info.

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yeah sure, and for that they painted it in BAF colours
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