Exercises

NATO organized a great number of very interesting exercises in the past , involving the air forces of various countries: Best Hit for the southern forces, Royal Flush, a contest between NATO recce squadrons, Tactical Weapons Meet for the fighter-bomber units of Western Europe and so on. It seems that only the Tiger Meet (bringing together fighter squadron that have a tiger as a mascotte) has survived. Over the years we have visited quite a lot of these events and our findings are gathered here in this album.

Royal Flush 1973, Florennes (B), June 14th, 1973

Florennes Air Base hosted the 17th Royal Flush aerial reconnaissance competition from 13 to 21 June 1973. Hans and…

Ypenburg (NL), NATO Helicopter Rescue Meet, May 28th, 1970

From 25 to 29 May 1970 the fourth NATO Helicopter Rescue Meet was organized at the former R.Neth.AF base…

Royal Flush 1970, Deelen (NL) May 1970

In May 1970 the annual NATO recce exercise “Royal Flush” was organized at the Dutch airbase of Deelen (now…

11-ER F-100D FAF (FK)

Tactical Weapons Meet 1969, Nörvenich (Germany)

The 1969 TWM (NATO Tactical Weapons Meet) was held at Fliegerhorst Nörvenich in Germany. Participants to the Meet came…