This picture was taken during a night shoot and before the Group Historical Aircraft Volkel has to start its restoration with the aim to make the hydraulics and electrics as functional as possible.
This Starfighter ended it's career as a target tow ship at Leeuwarden. It's last flight was on jan 18th 1984. Now the aircraft is stored with the Dutch Museum for military aviation.
The end of an era: 18 January saw the last ever tow flight by a Starfighter in Dutch AF service. It made also the last working day of the pilot, who retired directly afterwards.