The Rijksluchtvaartschool was owned by the Government. However the aircraft were primarily used for the flight instruction, the Dutch Government used the aircraft also for VIP-transport. The 1974-built Cessna 500 Citation PH-CTG operated also as a calibration aircraft for the RLD. It was the successor of the HFB-320 Hansa Jet PH-HFC that was phased out in 1985. Next to the titling its special tasks are visible by the electronics bubble on the roof. PH-CTG was registered on March 26, 1975. On the photo it wears next to the RLD titling, the revised RLS colours.

A part of the IT-charter program in 1988 was flown by Universair. Boeing 737 EC-EID was photographed in May, 1988 by Jack Poelstra. This Boeing flew first February 26, 1988 after it was built for Texas Air Corporation as N76360. It was transferred to Aeronautics Leasing Inc. on March 21, 1988 and leased to Universair on March 30, 1988. Before receiving its registration EC-EID on April 29, 1988 the Boeing was registered EC-138. Universair disappeared in 1991 when the company was integrated into Meridiana. The EC-EID returned to the USA and entered the US-register on May 11, 1992 as N684WN.

Oasis Airlines was active on the charter-program of 1988. Oasis was founded in 1986 as Andalusair and in 1988 renamed Oasis Airlines after being taken over by the Oasis Hotel Group. The MD-83 EC-EIK was photographed by Jack Poelstra in June 1988. This aircraft was temporarily registered with Oasis on May 16, 1988 as EC-163 before it became EC-EIK on June 16, 1988. The MD-83 was leased from GPA and served only a short period with Oasis. After being registered with AVIACO as EC-289 and again EC-EIK it returned to GPA as EI-CGA. Oasis Airlines had to end its activities in 1997.

After NLM stopped with the AMS-GRQ service, the in 1984 founded Netherlines took over this route. The GRQ-AMS service was flown 5 times a day with the Jetstream. The British Aerospace Jetstream 31 is a transport aircraft for up to 19 passengers, developed from the earlier Handley Page Jetstream 1. After Netherlines was taken over by the KLM in 1990, the AMS-GRQ service once again was stopped. In 1992 the NLM and Netherlines merged into KLM Cityhopper. The 1984 built Jetstream PH-KJB flew first with the test registration G-31-648. It was registered on March 21, 1985 as PH-KJB. The PH-KJB was photographed on October 9, 1985. In January 1991 the aircraft was sold to BASE Business Airlines.

The aviation-division of police in the Netherlands: the "Dienst Luchtvaartpolitie van het Korps landelijke politiediensten" (KLPD) operates a number of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Their first aircraft was an Auster III, which was registered PH-POL on April 18, 1955 with the Corps Rijkspolitie/Dienst Luchtvaart. The Auster III served before as 8A-6 with the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Over the years a wide range of aeroplanes and helicopters was operated by the police force of the Netherlands, including the Britten-Norman BN-2T Turbo Islander and the MBB Bölkow Bo-105C. Their Turbo Islander PH-RPM was photographed on September 14, 1989 with on the background the Bo.105C PH-RPR.

On August 21, 1958 the Beaver PH-VTH was registered with the Technische Hogeschool Delft. It was operated out of Rotterdam-Zestienhoven as a research aircraft. When it was photographed on September 14, 1989 it was operated by the TU-Delft and wear "Experimental automatic digital autopilot" titles. On December 22, 1993 it was registered to the "Stichting Historische Vliegtuigen Zeeland" and based at Midden-Zeeland. The aircraft was sold in the USA and registered N243A on August 5, 1997. The N243A is based at Flagstaff, Arizona.

AirSur was one of the operators that flew the 1989 charter program. AirSur was formed in 1985 as Canafrica Transportes Aereos. In June 1988 Canafrica Transportes Aereos was renamed Air Sur. AirSur had to end its activities in 1991. Jack Poelstra photographed their MD-83 EC-ECO on June 7, 1989. This McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 made its first flight on March 28, 1987 and was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd. on April 28, 1987. It was leased to Canafrica Transportes Aereos the same day as EC-ECO. November 6, 1990 the MD-83 was returned to GPA and registered in Ireland as EI-CBO.

The RNoAF is equipped with six C-130's: 68-10952, 953, 954, 955, 956 and 957, which are operated by 335 skv out of Oslo-Gardermoen. The Lockheed C-130 entered service with the RNorwAF in 1969 as the C-130H; starting in 1998, they were modified into the C-130J model. All are named after Norse Gods: 68-10952 Odin; 68-10953 Tor; 68-10954 Balder; 68-10955 Frøy; 68-10956 Brage; 68-10957 Ty. The RNorwAF C-130H Hercules 954 was photographed on March 3, 1985 at Eelde. As it was operated on UN duties in that period it wears UN-titles next to the Royal Norwegian Air Force markings.

DAN-AIR London started their operations in 1953 with a Douglas C-47B Dakota. They operated a large number of aircraft and aircraft types over the years until operations were ceased in 1992. They visited Eelde with their Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador; De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C and the Hawker-Siddeley HS-748. Their 1961-built HS-748 G-BEJD (ex LV-PUF; LV-HHE) was photographed on 09/10/1985 when it operated a passenger flight. On July 15, 1992 the entire Dan Air fleet of six BAe 748s together with a large spares inventory was acquired by Janes Aviation748 Ltd., since renamed EAL (Emerald Airways Ltd.) The G-BEJD was registered on 03/08/1992 with Emerald Airways Ltd.

KLM Helikopters visited Eelde on November 11, 1989 with two of their Sikorsky S-76B Eagles: PH-NZS and PH-NZV. PH-NZS was registered on December 18, 1986 by KLM Helikopters BV and is operated out of Den Helder-de Kooy. In 1995 the name and ownership was changed into KLM ERA Helicopters BV. The PH-NZS was operated from January 26,1996 till February 24, 1998 by KLM ERA Helicopters (UK) Ltd. as G-UKLS. In 1998 KLM ERA Helicopters disappeared when the company was integrated into Schreiner Northsea Helicopters BV. On July 3, 1998 the PH-NZS was registered to this new owner.

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