"During the 1970s (my schooldays and often in schooltime..), I became interested in military aircraft. I lived on cycling-distance of Soesterberg AB and often went there." |
Considering access to the area comprising Vliegbasis Soesterberg was severely resticted for almost 100 years, it must be a thrilling experience to explore Park Vliegbasis Soesterberg far and wide. Park Vliegbasis Soesterberg was handed over by the Ministry of Defence to the Province of Utrecht. It concerned an area of some 450 hectares (aprox 1.100 acres) but of which 45 hectares (110 acres) surrounding the museum will remain under ownership of MoD (but will be allowed to be converted to park). The Park Vliegbasis Soesterberg has initiated nine art productions for the collection 'The Base'. |
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This V1 is not the one that was on loan from the RAF Museum to the MLM, but the V1 from the collection of the Eddy Tao suggested the following website www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzspitfire.htm for
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Dangling from the ceiling Sud-Est Allouette III H-20 (of which still a few are operational), the Bölkow BO-105 helicopter (B-37) and the Hiller H-23C Raven O-36. The Sikorsky S-58 is seen on groundlevel, below left. But where is the Agusta-Bell 204B? |
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A report in Scramble magazine (no.428, jan.2015) by Fokker G.1A 330 (replica) outside (except the two photographed) |
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Map of Park Soesterberg and the 'Nationaal Militair Museum'. From the museum I saw no clear information on
how to explore this park further, but landscaping was still much in progress and the weather did not call for much walking anyway. For summer 2015 to do.
My main source of reference for this page,
Bob Ogdens monumantal AVIATION MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
OF MAINLAND EUROPE - 2ND EDITION (2009)
SEE ALSO MY PAGE, MY MEMORIES 'SOESTERBERG AB REMEMBERED'
EXTERNAL LINKS:
PARK VLIEGBASIS SOESTERBERG
NATIONAAL MILITAIR MUSEUM
NL.WIKIPEDIA.ORG - Militaire_Luchtvaart_Museum
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