P.S. Aero - Netherlands Aircraft Collection

Nigel Howarth April 07, 2017

Whirlwind

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A former Royal Navy Whirlwind in high-visibility rescue colors.

Tornado

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A prototype Tornado which spent most of its working life with MBB.

Dassault Mercure

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The front fuselage of a Dassault Mercure, once operated by Air Inter. Only 12 were ever built.

Caravelle

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The first production Caravelle, number 1, originally delivered to Air France in 1959. From 1976 to 2011, it was hidden away in a technical training school in Paris.

Atlantic

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Breguet Atlantic from the German Navy.

Jetstream

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A Jetstream trainer from the British Royal Navy.

Mi-2

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A civilian Mil Mi-2 from Poland.

F-27

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A late-model F-27, built in 1985, not long before production shifted to Fokker 50s.

Lynxes

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A line-up of Army Air Corps Lynxes. In recent years the British Army has sold off dozens of Lynxes.

Su-22

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Sukhoi Su-22 of the German Air Force, formerly of the East German Air Force.

MiG-21s

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A line-up of MiG-21s from Poland.

Mirage III

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A Mirage III from the Swiss Air Force.

MiG-23

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A MiG-23 from the Czech Air Force.

F-104

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One of several F-104 Starfighters at Baarlo, this one painted in a special scheme.

F-104 and Jaguar

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Another German F-104, painted to look like a Dutch example, with an RAF Jaguar "flying" above it.

In the Southeast corner of The Netherlands, in a quiet village called Baarlo, there's a large aircraft collection with some significant exhibits. P.S. Aero, run by Piet Smedts, is an aircraft and parts trading business, but many aircraft find their way into the company's museum. We recently paid them a visit...

Nigel Howarth

A computer programmer originally, with a background in various non-aviation sectors for blue chip companies, Nigel started as an aviation data analyst in 1999, with BACK Aviation Solutions and has been following all aspects of aviation for almost 40 years.