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Monday, 22 September 2008
Restored FX-52 attends NATO Tiger Meet 2009
NATO Tiger Meet
The famous 'Tiger' Starfighter will be on display
during the NATO Tiger Meet spottersday on September 18, 2009
The FX-52 was the first aircraft from 31 squadron that received a full Tiger colour scheme. This was done for the 1978 NATO Tiger Meet held at Kleine-Brogel airbase from on 19-26 June 1978.
Aviation enthusiasts Dirk Bellens and Henk de Jongh worked 3 years to restore the airframe into static display condition.
The Starfighter is now appropriately stored in a Cold War era hardened aircraft shelter at Weeze airport (Germany). Weeze Airport once was an RAF airbase housing Canberras, Phantoms, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Tornado's, Harriers and Chinooks until it was closed in 1999.
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