Dutch Modelling and Aviation

In Memoriam

Klaas Willem Jonker
(Wilko)
† April 30, 2018

On Monday, April 30, 2018, Wilko Jonker passed away after a long illness at the age of 58. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The Dutch military aviation and plastic model building were his hobby and on this website he has shared all the knowledge he has gathered about it over the many years. His hobby was able to distract him from the raging disease in his body until the last week of his life. The contacts with other hobbyists were a major support for him.

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AeroBats.

In 1953 the display team The Aerobats of squadron 860, appeared rather unexpectedly at a NATO air show, held at Air base Soesterberg in June 1953.
The leader of the team was squadron leader LtZV1 R. J. Idzerda.
In August 1953 the team occupied the national Formation and Stunt competition of the KNVvL (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor de Luchtvaart = Royal Netherlands Association for Aviation), where it was able to obtain the second prize.

Vliegers van het Seafury-stuntteam van Sqn 860 op het MVK Valkenburg. Datum onbekend. Op de foto nan links naar rechts: De LTZIVL R.J. Idzerda en de LTZIIVL H. Goossens en T. Mulder en ADBI F.L.A. Harte. Op de achtergrond enkele Hawker Seafury jachtbommenwerpers met ingeklapte vleugels
The Seafury-stuntteam of Sqn 860 at naval air station Valkenburg.
From left to right: LTZIVL R.J. Idzerda and LTZIIVL H. Goossens and T. Mulder and ADBI F.L.A. Harte.
At the background some Hawker Seafury Fighter-bombers are visible.
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Jachtbommenwerper Hawke Seafury (1948-1957). Stuntteam SQN 860
Fighter-bomber Hawker Seafury (1948-1957). Display team SQN 860.
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Jachtbommenwerper Hawke Seafury (1948-1957). Stuntteam SQN 860
Fighter-bomber Hawker Seafury (1948-1957). Display team SQN 860.
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Paint scheme and serials.

The team consisted of four aircraft plus one spare. The aircraft had the standard paint scheme applied to the Seafury at that time. The spinner and cowling was sprayed in the orange colour of squadron 860. On the cowling "860" was applied in black stencil lettering.

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Hawker Seafury MLD SeaBats
Paint Scheme Hawker Seafury F.B.Mk. 51 display team "Aerobats" of VSQ 860.

 

Hawker FB MK 51 Seafury 860 Sqn Demo AKleijn
A model of a Hawker Seafury of the Seabats display team, built by Adri Kleijn.

 

 

For modelling information about the Dutch Hawker SeaFury, see my Hawker SeaFury-page

Literatuur.

Hawker Sea Fury, Hisotry, Camouflage and Markings N. Geldhof/L. Boerman Pag. 12 2004 Uitgave: Dutch Profile, Zwammerdam
Camouflage en Kentekens J.Greuter e.a.   1997 Bonneville – Bergen (NH)

 

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