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Two F-15 “Eagles” of 32nd T.F.S. coming around the bent at Leeuwarden A.B. in Spring of 1980.  Later that

year, the squadron was to receive the latest F-15C and F-15D models.

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‘The Wolfhound’-statue, that stood in

front of the 32nd T.F.S. Headquarters

at Camp New Amsterdam.

On March the first 1979, when F-15A 77- 078 was departing for an early morning mission, temperatures

were still rather low but rising, as we can see at the melting ice in the foreground and along the runway.

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Seen here is 77- 085 after

landing  and rolling out in

a snowy landscape.

Soesterberg, February 7, 1979.

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On June 13, 1980 the squadron recieved the first of a more updated version of the “Eagle”, the F-15C  and F-15D (two-seater) versions.

These machines had a.o. a larger fuel capacity and (because of that) a strengthened landing gear. The painting was the same as on the

F-15A and B models, except for a crown, which was added in the orange band.

After 1982, we saw a more ‘stealthy’ (toned-down) squadron insignia and the orange band, now between two green lines, had moved

downwards, beneath the navigation-lights. (There were also flying F-15‘s with a green band between two orange lines).

The strength later went up from the standard 18 to 24 machines.

In 1989 the squadron got the status of Tactical Fighter Group and on November 1, 1991 this was re-designated  in 32nd Fighter Group.

After the fall of the ‘Berlin Wall’ (in November of 1989), when the tension between East and West was over, the U.S. decided, it was no

longer necessary, to have an American Air Base in Holland.    So in 1994, the 32nd Fighter Squadron left Soesterberg A.B. for good and

the last “Eagles” took off on Januari 13, 1994.

Due to work at the taxi-track near Base Camp, the “Eagles” had to go via rnw. 09-27 for several weeks  du-

ring 1982.         At this point, these F-15‘s just left the runway and are approaching the Southern taxi-track.

Straight behind these aircraft, runway 31 to the North is visible.                               Soesterberg, August 19, 1982.

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Special thanks  to specialists like   H. Scharringa, E. de Kruyff, J. ten Brinke and E. José,

for the articles they published about the 32nd. squadron. A lot of what we know today

about the squadron’s history, we owe to their  intensive research-work on this subject.