UPDATE 2 on F-16's from Hasibokos: According to the official communiqué by the ministry of defense the F-16’s will not be stationed on Aruba but on the neighbouring island of Curaçao (about 30 miles away). F-16’s will be refueled in the air by a KDC-10 (see photos of the Dutch KDC-10 performing air refueling here) and are expected to land on Monday afternoon. Hasibokos.com has also received additional information with regard to the equipment onboard the F-16’s.
The main (search) equipment is the Mars-pod (Medium Altitude Reconnaissance System) with either a daylight camera or a targeting pod to record infrared images. The targeting pod which includes a laser target indicator and an infrared camera are mounted under the aircraft. The Mars-pod consists of Recon Optical KS-87B daylight cameras with 12 inch lenses (306mm) that are able to record detailed images. Each camera contains a film cassette with which approximately 600 recordings can be made. The recordings will eventually be sent to specialized photo interpreters of the Mobile Processing Unit based at Volkel to be analyzed. --- Considering the fact that most people are asking what the purpose of sending the F-16’s maybe you can post the following link for them to read about the Mars.
Hasibokos.com has just learned that on Sunday three F-16's of the Royal air Force of the Netherlands will be sent to Aruba to search for Natalee Holloway. This was reported the ministry of defence today. The F-16’s will fly to Aruba, a trip of about seven thousand kilometres and will be fuelled by a fuel-carrier-airplane with soldiers onboard.
The ministry of defence also informed that the F-16’s are equipped with special devices, such as infrared camera’s that can be used to comb the island and take detailed photographs. Once in Aruba there will the authorities will deliberate to decide wehen and how the F-16’s will be set-in.
Do you think those Dutch F-16's Mars-pod can penetrate and record the minds of the van der Sloots and Kalpoe's brains and give us the answers we need?
If the Dutch have used this in the past, with success then why the heck have they waited so long to get them down to Aruba to look for Natalee?
Posted by: gab | Sunday, July 03, 2005 at 02:06 PM
F16's with special cameras have been deployed in an investigation in the Netherlands in 1999, detailed pictures are made to detect possible burial grounds, this solved a case in the Netherlands on a 17 year old girl a few years ago.....she was buried in a remote area, but in this case FAT chance, I'm convinced that Natalee has been tossed in the ocean...so yeah it's probably a waste of money, but you never know!
And for all you BAHSERS:
Of course it's not the intention to find a hot body....(you really think we're that dumb?)
Posted by: Sjees Holland | Sunday, July 03, 2005 at 04:47 PM
The reason why the Dutch waited so long is because we have no formal jurisdiction over Aruba any longer
...The Netherlands can OFFER their help, but...Hey if the Arubans feel our help is unwanted (or the Americans) then there is just one more thing to say: "Beacoup de succes and adieu"
Posted by: Sjees Holland | Sunday, July 03, 2005 at 04:55 PM
Hi
This may be off the wall however no disrespect intended, here's my abstract theory...
Natalee is alive and well on another island as she slipped away in the darkness to hide out for a while as she had before and the Mother either knows, assisted in this rouse, or suspects it....
Rumor has it that the Mother already has a book deal and other things going for her
Lets face it if your child is missing, their isn't enough dialogue to explain the remorse, anxiety, and distress that one feels...You certainly dont give matter of fact interviews with plunging necklines, as if you are some reporter, "God, Faith, or No God"
Moreover, one would think that the parents feelings of despair would overcome any inducement to give any interview in Aruba with Greta, much less showing the room where she stayed, along with her packed belongings still in tact...
However, people like "Susan Smith" did and look what we bought into. There are no tears here, and if you ever saw the Mother of Lacy Peterson, that was truly a Mother with fear.....Natalee's mother appears as though she is auditioning for an anchor position on Network news. Sorry I just dont buy this whole deal
Something is real wrong.....
Questions:
Did the parents of Natalee polygraph ?
My Guess is Natalee will show up later this month with some story that a couple of dredlocks kidnapped her and took her to God knows where and did God knows what and that she can't identify them. The Mother and Natalee will have book deals, on and on....
I hope I am wrong, but in this society, one never knows what someone will do for fame or dollars...
Footnote:
As for the Van Der "Slimes" oh yea, Joran this punk, did her alright, and needs his ass kicked for having to use a rape drug to induce his victim.. This kid is out of control big time...however assuming he had sex with her and then left her on the beach, or perhaps lets say he wacked her out, and then the old man covered the scene up, lets face it the old man knows where to put the body and "it ain't on the island"
Posted by: Harry | Friday, July 08, 2005 at 08:01 PM
Maybe her body was moved off the island. The three of them had plenty of free time and they know the island well.
Posted by: BEP | Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 01:26 PM
Man, except for the few intelligent posts, are you all a bunch of idiots......you just blurt out all kinds of sh** without knowing anything!
Posted by: Sally | Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 11:06 AM