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Hi all,
Today at approx. 1507L, 4 Royal Netherlands Air force F-16s landed at RNAS Yeovilton for a mini deployment. They will be departing on Monday, but as I've still got college, I headed down today. After an hours delay, they arrived in style, doing one touch and go each, before setting down. The light was great for when they taxied past. Not a bad way to spend your Saturday afternoon heh?!

Here are some photos!

Break left! by Stu Weston, on Flickr

Taxi in by Stu Weston, on Flickr

J-871 by Stu Weston, on Flickr

J-628 by Stu Weston, on Flickr

J-509 by Stu Weston, on Flickr

J-201 by Stu Weston, on Flickr

Go around by Stu Weston, on Flickr

RNLAF F-16 by Stu Weston, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, comments are appreciated!

Awesome shots. Thanks for sharing

Very nice Stu, nice to see some fast jets at VL
Looks like you had a good Saturday afternoon
All the best
Trev

That,s the way to do it,very nice

A week too early you might say.... Are they flying over the weekend then ?

They came for a fly past at a freinds wedding at the Assembly Rooms Bath thats all it seems.

Thanks very much guys, I think the small music festival up the road from VL might have something to do with their visit, but I'm just guessing...

Does anyone know of any times for the Monday departures ?

Paul R wrote:Does anyone know of any times for the Monday departures ?

0800L, but that could change, like yesterday! I'd say just get there early.

Typhoon2 wrote:Hi all,
Today at approx. 1507L, 4 Royal Netherlands Air force F-16s landed at RNAS Yeovilton for a mini deployment. They will be departing on Monday, but as I've still got college, I headed down today. After an hours delay, they arrived in style, doing one touch and go each, before setting down.
Thanks for looking, comments are appreciated!

Hi all,

Nice photos,
The Polly's first made a flyby in connection with the Dutch Veterans Day in The Hague.

The delay was due to a problem with the Dutch tanker (NAF44), so they had to go to Leeuwarden airbase for new fuel
around 1510Lt (Dutch time) they left for RNAS Yeovilton. I read somewhere that they would make a flyby of a WWII memorial in relation to the 322squadron, but I'm not sure.

Kind regards,
Cruisecontrol

Cruisecontrol wrote:

Typhoon2 wrote:Hi all,
Today at approx. 1507L, 4 Royal Netherlands Air force F-16s landed at RNAS Yeovilton for a mini deployment. They will be departing on Monday, but as I've still got college, I headed down today. After an hours delay, they arrived in style, doing one touch and go each, before setting down.
Thanks for looking, comments are appreciated!

Hi all,

Nice photos,
The Polly's first made a flyby in connection with the Dutch Veterans Day in The Hague.

The delay was due to a problem with the Dutch tanker (NAF44), so they had to go to Leeuwarden airbase for new fuel
around 1510Lt (Dutch time) they left for RNAS Yeovilton. I read somewhere that they would make a flyby of a WWII memorial in relation to the 322squadron, but I'm not sure.

Kind regards,
Cruisecontrol

Ah Brilliant, that clears things up, thanks for sharing!

Put together a short video of the formation, shot from on top of my DSLR with an old bridge camera, so excuse the quality.
https://youtu.be/f7w4JsruaVg

Thanks for that info Typhoon2, I shall be on alert from about 08.15 for the rtb BZN MAM EA1 Navpi.