(Image: Theo van Vliet)
Rusting and forlorn, these gutted, empty shells of once-proud Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jets look as though they’re awaiting the scrapheap. But the decommissioned aircraft actually make up part of a small boneyard attached to the PS Aero aviation collection in the town of Baarlo, Netherlands.
The small museum’s facility is unassuming yet unmistakable, thanks to another old Starfighter mounted in a striking pose by the main entrance. The Cold War collection also includes an ex-RAF English Electric Lightning interceptor, an American McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom as well as an assortment of helicopters and Russian-built MiGs. The defunct German Air Force F-104 airframes pictured here may be set for restoration or spares recovery, serving as parts donors for the museum’s more complete Starfighters.
Click here to explore PS Aero’s historic aircraft collection in pictures.
(Image: Theo van Vliet)
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