KLu Aircraft
KLu: HAWKER HUNTER
October 16, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
Commencing in 1955 the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) in total received 189 Hawker Hunters (F.4 and F.6 versions), equipping six squadrons at Leeuwarden , Twenthe ,Woensdrecht and Soesterberg. The F.4s (serials N-101 upto N-196) were phased out in … Read More
Klu aircraft : C-130 Hercules
October 12, 2019 | Hans & Frank
The Lockheed aircraft factory in the U.S. designed and produced a variety of aircraft of great fame through the years.
One of their major achievements in the military transport aircraft field has been the C-130 Hercules driven by four Allison … Read More
KLu: Northrop-Canadair NF-5B
October 11, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
The Royal Netherlands Air Force acquired thirty NF-5B tandem seat fighter-bomber-trainers , license-built in Canada , with serials K-4001 to K-4030.
KLu : F-16B
September 19, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
No less than 213 F-16 fighter aircraft were delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) in 1979 and later years , 36 (thirty six) of these being two-seaters of the F-16B version .
The F-16´s of the dual seat … Read More
KLu : Hawker Hunter T.7
August 19, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
Twenty Hawker Hunter T.7 side by side two-seat jets of British origin were in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, serials being N-301 to N-320. Read More
KLu: Lockheed T-33
May 4, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
As a two-seat jet trainer the Lockheed T-33 – commonly known as ” T-Bird” – was developed from the F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter during the Fifties. Read More
KLu : Fokker S-11 Instructor
July 5, 2018 | Hans
Besides the successful Fokker F-27 Friendship the post-war Dutch Fokker Aircraft Industry built – amongst other types – an elementary trainer for military use., the Fokker S-11 Instructor .
The S-11 was also sold abroad in small numbers and license … Read More
KLu : Pilatus PC.7 Turbo Trainer
February 16, 2018 | Hans & Frank
The Swiss built Pilatus PC.7 elementary trainer for young pilots has been in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu) now for more than two decades and continues to serve well.
KLu : Alouette III (Search and Rescue)
March 16, 2017 | Hans
In 1966 the Royal Netherlands Air Force acquired five Alouette III helicopters from the French Sud Aviation-factory (nowadays : Aerospatale ) especially for use in the Search And Rescue-role (S.A.R.).
KLu : Lockheed TF-104G
July 6, 2016 | Hans & Frank
The TF-104G was the fighter-trainer version of the well known Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Read More
