104's

Slijfie · Post by **Slijfie** » 30 Dec 2009, 17:49

We want more! I wish I had such clear shots of Dutch 104s.
Volkel, April 1983.

And KB, two F-104s arriving for the spottersday in November 1999.

Rob

MyOneOFour · Post by **MyOneOFour** » 30 Dec 2009, 18:35

heems501 wrote:
MyOneOFour wrote:Super pix you guys !
There is some pure gold among you.

Hopsten July 1998: Rotation with 22 Gruppo. MM6940/51-22.

I like the first one

Me too. The Phantom is second on my favolist. But still nothing beats a OneOFour !!

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » 31 Dec 2009, 10:01

Hi Bart,

Trabanti wrote:Grappig, for decades I thought (and heard others say) Conversie Afdeling Volkel. Even some KLu staff (mistakenly, apparently)..

Quoting from "Gestaag Gespannen" (50 years of Volkel air base) in Dutch: "Per 1 april 1969 werd de status van de AWX nog zelfstandiger en ging verder onder de naam Conversie en All-weather Vlucht (CAV). In de spreektaal werd dit al snel Conversie Afdeling Volkel."

one more shot at Coningsby:

Regards,
Stefan

Hans Rolink · Post by **Hans Rolink** » 31 Dec 2009, 11:09

Since we should indeed not forget the Germans, who after all had the most Starfighters of all countries:

Seen on the flightline of RAF Greenham Common for IAT83, 23 July 1983.

Now a busy regional airport, but once it was a quiet little field. Münster-Osnabrück staged its annual Montgolfiade Air Show a.o. on 23 May 1988. Participant was this F-104G in its final year of service with the Bundeswehr.

Hans.

HenkS · Post by **HenkS** » 01 Jan 2010, 13:34

Volkel, October 1986: 5° Stormo 102° Gruppo Squadron exchange with 306 Sqn.

Hans Rolink · Post by **Hans Rolink** » 01 Jan 2010, 17:03

Italians! Nice ones, Henk!
They were at Twenthe as well a couple of times. One occasion was 13 June 1989. This is what we got to see:

Hans.

HenkS · Post by **HenkS** » 01 Jan 2010, 17:34

Hans, thanks for the compliment, your 36° Stormo zippers are

too !

Henk Schuitemaker

tomh · Post by **tomh** » 01 Jan 2010, 17:40

Great shots, simply G-R-E-A-T !!

Slijfie · Post by **Slijfie** » 02 Jan 2010, 16:13

That F-104 5-25 over the 'lawn' at Volkel is superbe.

I can add two Germans at Jever (TLP open day in June 1982) and a Canadian at Schleswig in July 1985.

Rob

Hans Rolink · Post by **Hans Rolink** » 02 Jan 2010, 16:22

Thanks for the additions, Rob! Very good to see those again. Slight correction, the Jever ones were not taken during a TLP, but during TAM'82.

Hans.

Slijfie · Post by **Slijfie** » 02 Jan 2010, 16:57

Hans, you're right, of course it was TAM'82.
My static slides turned out okay, but all my show slides are backlit and too dark. In those days I had a rotten camera and used all kinds of slide film, some of which are fading and turning blue now.

HenkS · Post by **HenkS** » 02 Jan 2010, 17:19

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

henkderidder · Post by **henkderidder** » 02 Jan 2010, 19:49

Great pics Hans, Henk and Rob!!

tomh · Post by **tomh** » 03 Jan 2010, 01:11

Does anybody know if there was room enough in the '104 to carry the leading edge protectors when going cross-country?

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