Oostwold (Netherlands)

Oostwold Airshow 2019

9 - 10 June 2019

Static:
D-HDDL	EC135P2		German Navy, MFG-5

G-APLO

DHC-1

N9912H

B75N-1

“The Old Crow”

OY-JAC

PA-46-500TP

PH-KMR

GA8

PH-TOM

PA-18-150

PH-TOO

CeU206G

PH-TOP

PA-18-150

PH-TOX

A75N-1

Flying:
D-EXBE	Extra 330SC

D-FUKK

Harvard Mk. IV

G-AJHS

DH82A

G-ASJV

Spitfire Mk. IXb

as RAF MH434/ZD-B “Mylcraine”

G-CIBM

RV-8

Raven Formation Team, #4

G-CJSM

RV-8

Raven Formation Team, #2

G-EGRV

RV-8

Raven Formation Team, #3

G-IBSY

Spitfire Mk. Vc

ex RAF EE602/DV-V

G-IIYI

A75N-1

Aero Super Balics, #5 with wing walker Kirsten

G-INVN

Sea Fury T.20

as RN WG655/GN-910

G-KAXF

Hunter F.6A

as KLu N-294

G-ONAA

OV-10B

ex German AF 99+18

G-SHWN

P-51D

as KH774/GA-S

Norwegian Spitifre Foundation

G-SOUT

RV-8

Raven Formation Team, #5

G-TFSI

TP-51D

as USAAF 414251/WZ-I "Contrary Mary"

G-THUN

P-47D-40-RA

as USAAF 549192/F4-J "Nellie B"

G-VFDS

RV-8

Raven Formation Team, #1

N313BT

BT-13A

ex Early Birds Foundation, 42-43210/350

N590D

O-2A

as USAF 21300

N74189

PT-17

Aero Super Balics, #2 with wing walker Gemma

SE-UVJ

SZD-59 Acro

Johan Gustafsson

PH-AFS

S11-1

as KLU E-14

Fokker Four

PH-DTW

Yak-52

Soviet AF 48 grey

Dutch Thunder Yaks

PH-HOG

S11-1

as KLU E-39

Fokker Four

PH-HOK

S11-1

as KLU E-29

Fokker Four

PH-HOL

S11-1

as KLU E-27

Fokker Four

PH-JAT

P-51K

as USAAF 44-13578/C5-W “Trusty Rusty”

Early Birds Foundation

PH-KAH

Su-29

Dutch Thunder Yaks

PH-KHV

Beech 3NMT

as KLU G-29

Royal Netherlands Historic Flight

PH-KLU

AT-16ND

as RCAF XS-249

PH-KWI

Yak-52

as Soviet AF 71 white

Dutch Thunder Yaks

PH-LFB

Ce172P

Glider tow (SE-UVJ)

PH-PEP

Pitts S-2B

PH-PSI

P-51D

as 474425/OC-G "Damn Yankee"

PH-RED

L-21B

as KLU R-123

PH-SMX

Su-26MX

Dutch Rush/Netjets

PH-TBR

AT-16ND

as B-182/43-12509

Royal Netherlands Historic Flight

PH-VCY

PA-18-95

PH-YAX

Yak-52

Dutch Thunder Yaks

Visitors:
D-EDDN	Mo20C

D-EEFR

Ce172M

D-EHDQ

DR.400-180

D-ELSI

PA-28-181

D-EROT

UC-61

D-EZAS

PA-28-151

G-IDHC

Ce172N

N747GK

Ce182T

N8233

DH82A

"Rijksluchtvaartschool Holland"

OK-WUA/42

TL-Ultraligh Stream

Adventure Flights.nl

OY-9467/062

Shark Aero Shark UL

PH-3R6

Alpi Aviat Pioneer 300N

PH-3V5

Tecnam P92-S Echo

PH-4J7

Aerospool Dynamic WT9

PH-4Q7

Aerospool Dynamic WT9

PH-AVB

CeF172P

PH-CJC

PA-28-181

PH-DRT

PA-28-181

PH-DTY

YAK-52

PH-ELB

Dyn'Aéro S MCR Club

PH-FLE

CeF172N

PH-GBA

PA-18S-150

PH-KLQ

Aquila AT01

KLM Aeroclub

PH-KPG

FA-200-180

PH-PAD

PA-28-181

PH-PSC

L-21A

as KLu R-137

PH-SKE

Ce172P

PH-SKM

DV20 Katana

PH-TDS

DA40-D

PH-VTA

Czech Sport PS28 Cruiser

Vliegclub Teuge

Sightseeing
PH-KAD	CeF172N

PH-TOL

Ce172M

Tom

Introduction:

In the Pentecost weekend, 9 and 10 June, the Oostwold Airshow, one of the most famous

air events in the Netherlands, was held. This year it was the 10th edition with special

attention for the large group of Warbird fighters. Slogan for this Airshow: “Time flies

on Dutch Duxford”. The first airshow was held in 1999. The character was different then:

demonstration of the pick-up of an advertisement banner, mass jump of para’s, spraying

demonstration with an Ayres S2R Turbo-Trush etc. Up to 1.000 people visited this first show.

The airshow was considered a success which resulted in several Oostwold Airshows in the years

that followed. During the Airshow of 2009 (fifth edition) there was also a Boeing Stearman

meeting on the airfield, which was seen by 15.000 people. The tenth Airshow was an even bigger

success, with more than 25.000 people visiting the airshow on one of the two days.

The 2019 edition:

The first day, 9 June, a somewhat shorter version of the Airshow was presented. Visiting aircraft

were allowed to land up to 12:00 hours local time. After a break of one hour the airshow started

and continued to about 17:00 hours. On the second day, the visiting aircraft were only allowed to

land before 11:00 hours. After the last visiting aircraft had landed the airshow started and

continued again to 17:00 hours.

Warbirds:

During both days, four Mustangs, two Spitfires, a Sea Fury and a Thunderbolt were present at the

show and gave several displays. The P-51 Mustang PH-PSI “Damned Yankee” is owned by Tom Karst van

der Meulen, the owner of Oostwold airport and the initiator of the airshow. During the summer this

aircraft is normally based at Oostwold, while it spends its winters at Lelystad. But there are

currently plans for larger hangar at Oostwold to house all of van der Meulen’s classic aircraft.

His Mustang has the colours of 359th Fighter Squadron/356th Fighter Group, which was flown by

Lt.Col. Donald A. Baccus, who was based on Martlesham Heath, near Woordbridge, Suffolk, England.

The second Mustang, “Trusty Rusty” is another Dutch machine. Registered as PH-JAT, it is owned by

the Early Bird Foundation and based at Lelystad airport. This aircraft was often active in the air

space over the Netherlands during WW2. During that time the aircraft was assigned to 364th Fighter

Squadron / 357th Fighter Group and flown by Captain Robert P. Wink. The third Mustang present was

G-SHWN, which is owned by the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation. It is painted in the colours of RAF

112 Squadron which was active in Sicily and Southern Italy at the end of WW2. Given its colourscheme,

it not surprising that this aircraft is nicknamed ‘The Shark’. The Fourth P-51 at Oostwold was G-TFSI,

named “Contrary Mary”. Painted in USAAF 84th Fighter Squadron / 78th Fighter Group colours as the

time Lt.Col. Roy B. Caviness flew the aircraft. The squadron was based at Duxford, UK.

The Spitfire MH434 (G-ASJV) is painted in RAF 222 Squadron colours as it was used by the South African

Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke. The name “Mylcraine” was Lardner-Burke’s wife. The second Spitfire EE602

(G-IBSY) is painted in RAF 129 Squadron colours with code ‘DV-V. The ‘fighter is named “Central

Railways Uruguayan Staff” which was painted on, on 31 May 1943.

Like Mustang G-SHWN, the Sea Fury present, G-INVN ‘Invincible’ is operated by the Norwegian Spitfire

Foundation and flown from Duxford. Unlike the other warbirds, the Sea Fury is built after WW2. After

assembly the aircraft was placed in storage. In 1957 bought by the German MoD for Target Towing

operations, it was registered as D-CACU. In 1976 the Royal Navy bought the aircraft and brought it to

the RNHF at NAS Yeovilton. On 14 July 1990 the aircraft suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off

and made a wheels-up landing. The fuselage broke into three sections after colliding with a tree. The

remains were sold to New Zealand and ended-up in USA where it was restored to flying condition and

registered N20MD. In 2008 the aircraft was sold to The Fighter Collection, based at Duxford, UK. After

continuous problems with its Centaurus engine this powerplant was replaced by a P&W R2800. Last year

this beautiful beast was sold to its present owner but still resides at Duxford. Another ‘round engine

fighter present was Republic P-47D Thunderbolt G-THUN. This aircraft, named ‘Nellie B’, was built in 1945

and did not see action in the European Theatre of War. The aircraft is painted in the colours of the 492th

Fighter Squadron / 48th Fighter Group. The 492 Fighter Squadron flew their first combat missions in this

type in April 1944.

More show:

But there was more than only warbird on the menu. Other interesting displays were performed by a mixture of

several civilian formations and solo aircraft. After the opening by Mustang “Dawn Yankee” the former World

Champion Aerobatic glider Johan Gustafsson opened the Airshow with his demonstration of aerobatics in a

glider (SE-UVJ).

Not often seen in the Netherlands (if ever) was the British ‘Team Raven’, displaying their home-build RV-8s.

This successful private demoteam was formed in May 2014. The Ravens display even at faraway places like Austria

and Slovenia. Their 180 hp engine gives these aircraft enough power to perform a very nice-looking show. With

a lot of noise, the Dutch Thunder Yaks started their show. The formation of three YAK-52s and one Su-29 performed

tight formations with all aircraft or the three YAKs only. The Su-29 give a nice solo. After a long time on the

engine run-up area, the two Boeing Stearmans of the Aero Super Balics started take-off in formation, the girls

on the wings and smoke from the engines. On Stearman #2 the wing walker was Gemma, college Kirsten was working

on the wing of Stearman #5. The formations were nice to see, and the wing walkers did their moves synchronically.

The famous Fokker Four has ever been present since the first edition of the Oostwold Airshow (1999). The Fokker

Four pilots show the difficulty of flying tight formations in an under-powered aircraft type like the S-11.

Finale:

On both days, the last act was the fly-by of Hawker Hunter G-KAXF, as RNLAF ‘N-294’. This ‘second generation jet’

is one of a pair that is owned the Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation. The other Hunter in their possession is a two

seat T-8C trainer, G-BWGL (‘N-321’). Both aircraft are based at Leeuwarden air base, but in the weekend the

airbase is closed, and the Hunter was flown to Eelde and operated from there.

The author would like to thank the organisation, in particular Mr. Sjoerd Looijenga for their kind permission to

attend the show.

Credits: Peter Wilmink

Addition (18-4-2022): Peter and by geas-web

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