Decoy F-84F at Soesterberg

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KeesvA
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Decoy F-84F at Soesterberg

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In the year 1972 there were four F-84F Thunderstreaks at Sbg as decoys:
P-116 (315 sqn)
P-140 (314 sqn)
P-152 (315 sqn)
P-155 (315 sqn)

I saw them just before the shelters were built in the west-central part of the base.

In 1978 they wore fake serials and 334sqn badges! They stood near the Railway-line in the northern part of the base.
P-147
P-149
P-23. (I think 234)
P-251

Who knows the tie-up ?

Grz.

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Maybe you can ask in the dedicated Vintage, warbirds and wrecks+relics forum?

Good luck ;-)

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Hi Kees,
according http://militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl/ ... ghters/22/ the numbers should be P-147,P-149,P-224 and P-251,

ImageP-152 became P-149

look there for futther reading.

regards, Marc
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Heb ze ooit zien staan, leuk om de nummers nu te weten!

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Re: Decoy F-84F at Soesterberg

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Photo's of the F84F's P-116-140-152-155 can be seen on the fabulous site: http://home.tiscali.nl/sberg.sixties/SBAug73.htm. Some Streaks were noted at the scrapyard USAF-side of the base P-265 (315) on 10-5-1966 and P-162 seen there on 4-5-1966+7-9-1965. It's not known whether these acted as decoy as well. before scrapping.
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