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    Airframe Family: Republic F-84
    Latest Model:F-84F-66-RE Thunderstreak
    Last Military Serial:P-230 KLu
    Compressed ID:Republic F-84F-66-RE sn P-230 KLu
    Latest Owner or Location:Nationale Militaire Museum Depot., Former Soesterberg Air Base, Soesterberg, Utrecht

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-84F-66-RE by Republic at Farmingdale, New York, USA.

    Circa 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-6726.

    1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n P-230.

    1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force.

    From 1971 to 1975

    To Militaire Luchvaart Museum, Soesterberg.
    Displayed at the museum.

    From 1975 to 1978

    Assigned to Gilze-Rijen AB for storage.

    From 1978 to 1984

    To Autotron Museum.
    Displayed at the museum.

    From 1984 to 1985

    To Militaire Luchvaart Museum, Soesterberg.
    Stored with the museum.

    From 1985 to 1987

    Assigned to Gilze Rijen AB for storage.
    1995 cockpitsection to Soesterberg museum.

    By 1987

    To Fokker Company School.
    Spotted at the school disassembled into three sections.

    From 1990 to 1995

    Assigned to Gilze-Rijen AB for storage.
    Stored without the tail section.

    1995

    To Militaire Luchtvaart Museum, Kamp van Zeist, Soesterberg, Utrecht.
    Only the cockpit section is preserved with the museum. The tail section is at the Schiphol airport.
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    10 October 2010


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye

    By 2014

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Nationale Militaire Museum Depot., Former Soesterberg Air Base, Soesterberg, Utrecht.
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