Supermarine
Type : Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX Program : FS2004and FSX, pack with 3 repaints Model : A.F. Scrub Operator : Royal Dutch Airforce/Schreiner Download : Complete aircraft
After WWII the Royal Netherlands Airforce took over 72 Spitfires from the RAF's war surplus, 35 fighters plus 3 two seat trainers were in service in Holland and 20 fighters in the Dutch East Indies. The rest have been used for ground instructions. From half 1946 till 1954 they were used by the Fighterschool at Twente Airbase and as fighter at Soesterberg ,Twente Airbases and the Dutch East Indies. From 1948 onwards the fighters in the Netherlands were replaced by Gloster Meteors, the first jet in the Dutch Airforce. First the aircraft had the RAF-scheme with Dutch roundels and the H-registration. In 1951 the have been repainted in silver and re-registered with 3W-. The H-28 became 3W-14. In 1954 the 3W-14 was transferred to Schreiner, painted orange registered PH-NFO and then be used as target tug from Texel Airfield. After a crash in June 1957 the aircraft was scrapped.
Type : Supermarine Sea Otter Mk.II Program : FS2004 and FSX Model : A.F. Scrub Operator : R.Neth.N.A.S Download : Complete aircraft
The Supermarine Sea Otter was a British designed amphibian biplane of which the first was deliverd to the RAF in Januari 1943. In 1946 the production ended after 290 Sea Otters were build. 250 Mk. I which carried bombs and depth charges, and only 40 Mk.II which were employed for SAR duties. In 1947 bought the R.Neth.N.A.S 8 Sea Otter Mk.II's for SAR-duties and as plane guard on the aircraft carrier "Karel Doorman". In 1954 they were replaced by Catalina's and Sikorsky S-51's.
Type : Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXT Program : FS2004 and FSX, pack with 2 repaints Model : A.F.Scrub Operator : Royal Dutch Airforce/Schreiner Download : Complete aircraft
After WWII the Royal Netherlands Airforce took over 72 Spitfires from the RAF's war surplus. Three of them were two seat trainers.Originally they were built as standard Mk IX's but later converted to MK IXT's. In service from March 1948 till 1951 and the 3W-22 till May 1953. It was transferred to Schreiner, painted orange, registered PH-NFN and then be used as target tug from Texel Airfield. After a crash in May 1957 the aircraft was scrapped.
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