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Thanks for sharing! Those zippers, makes me both happy and sad...

Roel van Gestel wrote:112-QX was 223 on 12.5 and 229 on 17.5? Interesting!

Thanks for spotting the error, made a typo, corrected now.

On May 17, I made my final visit to Reims. The following Mirages were taking off between 9:55 - 15:45:

229 / 112-QW
223 / 112-QX
274 / 112-QJ
518 / 112-SR (Groupe "Alsace" 67 ans de chasse)
519 / 112-SK
661 / 112-NK

edit: Typo corrected

Hervé, that silver Mirage does it for me! Here is a Swiss one from the '89 AMEF.

cheers, Henk.

Rob, good to see the Soesterberg 1976 show pics! When I think of that day, 2 things come to mind: Lots of rain and the impressive demo by Hans van der Werf. I would love to see a picture of that F-104 too if you don't mind.

cheers, Henk Schuitemaker.

Some Volkel nostalgia: The October 1979 photocall was quite special because the parallel runway was in use. When the first F-104 engaged it's afterburner 20 meters in front of me, I decided it was time to look for better ear protection. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/schuit/2010/D-5805.jpg ht...

You can see the 38+23 just behind the 37+69. Unfortunately, I just went out off film... :wink: Talking about taking a day off from school. This EB-57 was sure worth the risk! Yes, what a day it was, I must have been standing near you when that beast came rolling down the taxiway! I only wished my p...

eagle wrote:First serie Mirage 2000 (Mont-de-Marsan) fitted with a black radome.

Excellent scans Hervé ! I specially like the black nose from Mont-de-Marsan - is it taken at the 1986 Eindhoven airshow ?

thanks, Henk Schuitemaker

German F-104's assigned to 58th TTW at Luke AFB (1976, photographer unknown)

US Air Force - 32nd TFS photo from the early 70'ties http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/schuit/2010/NET_F104_D-8083A2Aearly70ties.jpg Wish I had seen the silver Canadians myself... This one comes from a box full of B&W negatives I collected about 30 yrs ago. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/...

2 gone but nor forgotten ones:

One of the best photocalls ever at KeeBee, November 1999


The Swiss Mirage III S bowing out party at Stans Buochs, October 1999

Tom, that Tomcat is 24 karat gold !

I am looking forward to your next picture & caption,
Henk Schuitemaker

Stefan, thanks for this one ! :dance: It scores high on my list of 104 flashbacks. Taking a picture was impossible until the show was over and the German collegues asked for permission to remove the fences. And still then it was a bit nerve wrecking: The base people wanted to put back the fences or ...

P.Terlouw wrote:hope you don't mind me adding a few more....

Peter, just can't get enough of it !

Henk Schuitemaker

Rob, I like that Canadian one a lot! I will never forget their 4-ship display team flying on the 1979 Ramstein airshow. Unfortunately I only have a few dodgy black & white pics of that day... I believe one of them crashed on the Autobahn during another show in Germany.

cheers, Henk Schuitemaker