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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Airshow at Soesterberg, Holland / Netherlands. (Natural sound of planes throughout.)
General view of spectators at Soesterberg. Flags of NATO countries. Formation of Harvards in the air, forming the number '40. Spectators. Flypast, Seafuries of the Dutch Navy. Stunting Seafuries. Flypast Seafuries. Several shots of the stunt-team 'Ace of Diamonds' of the Royal Dutch Air Force - 4 Gloster Meteors.
Spectators - Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard and other high authorities. Formation flying of Thunderjets (Italy) 4 F-84s. Latest passenger airplane of the KLM, the 'Super Constellation'. Helicopter demonstrations - Sikorski. Dropping - 240 Belgian and Dutch parachutists from Fairchild plane. L/S of descending parachutists.
Biggest bomber, the American B-36. Historical number, old-timer Caudron from France. Spectators. Flypast, American bombers, type B-47. Aerobatics 4 attackers, Royal Danish Navy. American military authorities looking on. Civil authorities, among them are some Dutch Ministers. Demonstration, French jet-plane Mystere. Hare, of the aviation field Soesterberg, tries to compete in speed with this famous French airplane.
Demonstration by 1 Hawker Hunter (UK). Spectators looking up. Hawker Hunter flying past. Hare tries to compete in speed with Hunter. Aerobatics Hunter. NATO Jet flypast.
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