KLu: Northrop-Canadair NF-5B

The Royal Netherlands Air Force acquired thirty NF-5B tandem seat fighter-bomber-trainers , license-built in Canada , with serials K-4001…

KLu : F-16B

No less than 213 F-16 fighter aircraft were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) in…

Koksijde Air Base, Belgium , July 3rd , 1992 (arrivals for Open Day)

On July 3rd , 1992 Hans travelled all the way by car to and fro Koksijde Air Base ,…

KLu : Hawker Hunter T.7

Twenty Hawker Hunter T.7 side by side two-seat jets of British origin were in service with the Royal Netherlands…

Kleine Brogel (Belgium) Open Day, June 28th, 1986

It was a very hot summer day when Kleine Brogel AB , Belgium , was open to the public…

Tactical Weapons Meet 1976, Twente AB

The 1976 TWM (Tactical Weapons Meet) was the 12th edition of central Europe’s tactical attack competion. It was was…

RF-84Fs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu)

  No 306 Sqn KLu received its first RF 84F Thunderflash at RAF Laarbruch (G) on…

KLu: Lockheed T-33

As a two-seat jet trainer the Lockheed T-33 – commonly known as ” T-Bird” – was developed from the…

In ITALY the Thunderstreaks equipped 8 air force squadrons: 5th at Rimini, 6th at Ghedi, 8th at Cervia, 36th…

Thunderstreaks of the KLu (out of service)

After their operational service about 30 Streaks were temporarily used as eye-catchers (“decoys”) at air-bases of the KLu: about…