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.

Ryan STM-2 and STM-2S - Dutch Ryan STMs

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In service with RNlNAS and NEIAF.

 

The Ryan STM was used as primary trainer by the RnlNAS with and without floats at Perak and Morokrembangan.

36 Ryans were transported by ship to Australia and arrived on March 10, 1942 in Sydney.

Initially, it was intended to establish a flying school in Australia. The flying schools of the RNlNAS and the NEIAF were evacuated to Australia.

As the RNlMFS (Royal Netherlands Military Flying School) at Jackson, Mississippi was founded in June 1942 the training in Australia was lapsed and the Ryans were sold to the RAAF.

By lingering over whether or not to evacuate the Ryans of the NEIAF all remaining Ryans of the NEIAF fell into Japanese hands after the capitulation. [I used the capitulation date as date of out of service for all NEIAF-Ryans.]

 

Ryan STM trainer S-26
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Ryan STM trainer S-51
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Ryan STM trainer S-26
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Ryan STM trainer S-14
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Camouflaged Ryan STM trainer S-54?
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Ryan STM-S2 S11
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Ryan STM-S2 S11
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Ryan STM-S2 S45 [ap Beeldbank NIMH]
Ryan STM-S2 S35
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]

 

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