The first group of American airmen, compromised quartermasters and air traffic controllers, arrived at Soesterberg on 6 October 1954.
Wilhelmus Albertus "Benny" Neyman (9 June 1951 in Maastricht, Netherlands - 7 February 2008 in Soesterberg, Netherlands) was a Dutch singer.
There are no surviving G.Is today, although a replica can be found at the Dutch Air Force Museum in Soesterberg.
The production aircraft L-11 is preserved at the Royal Netherlands Air Force museum in Soesterberg.
The aircraft was repaired only to crash on the first test flight two months later in Soesterberg.
In a particularly devastating raid on the Soesterberg airfield, III/JG 54 suffered heavy ground crew and equipment losses.
Instead, he joined the US Air Force to satisfy a deferred military service obligation and was stationed in Soesterberg, the Netherlands, where he spent two years as the Medical Officer in Charge of the 654th U.S. Airforce Tactical Hospital.