Nederlandse Modelbouw en Luchtvaartsite

Dutch Modelling and Aviation

In Memoriam

Klaas Willem Jonker
(Wilko)
† April 30, 2018

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

This website will be maintained by different people for as long as possible, so that other enthusiasts can continue to benefit from extensive content.

DeHavilland DH-89B Dominie

Serial overview 1316 (Allied) Flight RAF and RNlAF.

In the table below, the date in the column "Date in Service" the date the aircraft entered service with 1316 Flight. The column "Date out of service" is the date the aircraft left the 1316 Flight RAF or LSK (RNlAF).

The Dominies  V1 till V-4 has been registered with a civil registration and owned by the Dutch Government between August 1948 and October 1948.

In October the aircraft were entering service with the nr 1 TranVA, LSK (LuchtStrijdKrachten) (TransVA= TranportVliegtuigAfdeling = Transport Aircraft Service). Early December 1952 this unit was renamed in 334 Transport Squadron.

Serial overview 1316 (Allied) Flight RAF.
SerialSquadron-codeConstruction nr.Date in serviceDate out of serviceNotes
HG712     07-07-1943 14-05-1945 Crashed. Withdrawn from use on 17-05-1945
NF868   6739 19-09-1944 15-01-1945 To Dehavilland for repairs
NF869   6740 14-09-1944 23-01-1952 Flew with 1316 (Allied) Flight.
30-8-1948 - 8-10-1948 PH-RAE Dutch government;
Bevame V-3, "Gelderland" RNlAF.
Withdrawn from use.
In december 1968 to the Air Force museum at Soesterberg.
NF870   6741 15-09-1944 07-12-1944 Crashed
NF877   6748 09-1944 28-09-1956 30-08-1948 - 08-10-1948 PH-VNA, Staat der Nederlanden. [Duthc Government]
Became V-1, "Limburg" RNlAF
Withdrawn from use and sold to England
NR731   6819 13-12-1944 23-01-1952 31-06-1946 - 15-05-1946 PH-RAF Ministerie van Verkeer en Energie/RLD; and 04-09-1948 - 22-09-1948 PH-VND "Staat der Nederlanden. [Dutch Government]
Became V-4 RNlAF
Withdrawn from use and sold.
NR796 CB-L 6872 31-05-1945 28-09-1956

03-09-1948 - 22-09-1948 PH-VNB "Staat der Nederlanden" [Duthc Government];
Became V-2, "Zeeland" RNlAF
Withdrawn from use and sold.