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2019 Fighter Weapons Instructor Training
The Fighter Weapons Instructor Training (FWIT) course was held at Leeuwarden airbase from May until mid November 2019. The FWIT is...

Ludo Mennes
Dec 2, 20191 min read
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2019 Transport Weapons Instructor Course
The Transport Weapons Instructor Course (TWIC) 2019 is running at Leeuwarden airbase from May until November 2019 parallel to the Fighter...

Ludo Mennes
Sep 7, 20192 min read
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2019 Green Griffin
From 13 until 22 May 2019 the German-Dutch Division Schnelle Kräfte operated from the German airbase Celle. Around 500 soldiers of the...

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Jun 26, 20191 min read
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2019 Frisian Flag & EART
From 1 until 12 April 2019 the Royal Netherlands Airforce (RNLAF) hosted two exercises at the same time. At Leeuwarden airbase the...

Ludo Mennes
Apr 21, 20194 min read
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2019 IHAZ Flugplatz Bückeburg
For 58 years the skies around the city of Bückeburg in Northern Germany have been swarming with the sound of helicopters practising their...

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Mar 7, 20192 min read
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2019 Slingload training in snowy weather conditions
On 23 and 24 January 2019 the Defence Helicopter Command (DHC) of the Royal Netherlands Airforce, the 11 Air Mobility Brigade (AMB) of...

Ludo Mennes
Jan 26, 20192 min read
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