F-16A Fighting Falcon
The J-240 was one of the surplus OCU (Operational Capability Upgrade) aircraft and got delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force on May 4, 1981. It originally got assigned to 315 Squadron but was reassigned to 312 Squadron on September 22, 1994, to be finally transferred to 311 Squadron in June 1995. On July 1, 2001, it's service for the RNLAF came to an end, and the J-240 was decommissioned as an operational aircraft. After its last flight to Soesterberg Air Base, on 24 October 2001, it was dismantled as a weapon platform.
The HVV received a request to prepare this aircraft for outside display. To do so, the aircraft was transported by road to the HVV at Volkel Air Base. There the J-240 was stripped of all internal equipment, wiring and tubing, and prepared for mounting on one of the three pedestals alongside Volkel Air Base's main road. After being fully prepped as a gate guard it was placed on its pedestal on October 30 2008.