Ludo Mennes
2024 "Last of the breed"
On September 27, 2024 the last F-16s of the Royal Netherlands Air Force will make their final flight, after more than 45 years of operations
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Frank Visser
Feb 249 min read
2024 Dogpatchers on the hunt
Dogpatchers The 47th FS is a US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) squadron, which is part of the 944th FW. It’s the only A-10 squadron in...
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Frank Visser
Jan 1311 min read
2023 Dutch knights in Arizona
Each working day from 07.00 AM the skies over Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona fill with jet noise as the first aircraft take off for...
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Ludo Mennes
Jun 3, 20232 min read
2023 50th edition of Le Temps des Hélices, Aerodrôme Cerny La Ferté-Alais
For the 50th time during the weekend of Pentecost the Association of Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis (AJBS) organized the airshow Le Temps...
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Ludo Mennes
May 1, 20235 min read
2023 Orange is the new yellow
As a nation with a large coast line, the Search And Rescue (SAR) task has been an important one for the Netherlands since the early days...
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Frank Visser
Jan 6, 20238 min read
2023 Mile High Militia
Being the first aero squadron in the Air Guard and nowadays stationed at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, the 120th Fighter Squadron...
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Frank Visser
Jan 6, 202310 min read
2022 Bulls over the Rockies
In July the RNLAF 336 Squadron flew three of their four legacy C-130Hs to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, to execute exercise...
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Ludo Mennes
Dec 1, 20222 min read
2022 Duxford, Battle of Britain Air Show
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford airfield, once home of the first operational RAF Supermarine Spitfire squadron during World War II,...
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Ludo Mennes
Aug 18, 20222 min read
2022 313 Squadron is back in the air!
On June 30th, 2022 at 3.35 pm the first four F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Volkel Airbase. It marked the re-establishment of the...
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Frank Visser
May 1, 20228 min read
2022 Texas Rangers
As one of two reserve Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons within the United States Marine Corps, the VMGR-234 “RANGERS” are...
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Frank Visser
Apr 4, 20226 min read
2022 Home of the fighting O’s
Like several other U.S. Air Force units, the Maryland Air National Guard A-10s of the 104th Fighter Squadron are back in Europe to...
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Frank Visser
Mar 31, 202211 min read
2022 Team XL
For over 80 years Laughlin AFB has played an important role in training pilots. Since 1972 the 47th Flying Training Wing is stationed...
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Ludo Mennes
Mar 5, 20229 min read
2022 "Out with the old, in with the new"
15th Air Transport Wing, Belgian Air Force, in transition On December 22, 2020 history was written when the first Belgium Air Force...
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Ludo Mennes
Dec 30, 20214 min read
2021 End of an era CH-47D Chinook
On 22 December, 2021 the last CH-47D Chinook of 298 Squadron "Grizzlies", Royal Netherlands Air Force made its final flight, flying...
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Frank Visser
Nov 2, 20219 min read
2021 Super Squadron: 336 Sq Blackbulls
For the last couple of years 336 Squadron “Blackbulls” of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has undergone a true transition from a...
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Ludo Mennes
Jul 16, 20212 min read
2021 Fini flight 322 TACTES Squadron
Originally planned for July 1st, the 322 Tactical Evaluation and Standardization (TACTES) Squadron would fly its farewell flight with the...
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Ludo Mennes
Feb 7, 20216 min read
2021 Exercise TAC EW, DHC RNLAF
Exercise TAC EW, Royal Netherlands Air Force From 25th of January until the 5th of February 2021 the Defence Helicopter Command organized...
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Ludo Mennes
Jan 22, 20212 min read
2021 RNLAF sunset flying
Due to the worldwide pandemic the Royal Netherlands Air Force was forced to fly more missions at home in 2020. The normal training...
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