KLu
Thunderstreaks of the K.Lu (in active service)
December 26, 2022 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
In the mid fifties the KLu (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) acquired 180 Republic F-84F Thunderstreaks, registered P-101 to P-277 and P-298 to P-300. The majority of the Streaks depicted in this album are selected out of the range P-157 to P-300, being the last of the type in operational service, flying with both 314 and 315 squadrons from Eindhoven AB. The Streak entered service in 1955 and the last ones were phased out in 1970. Last departures to other air forces (see below) took place in 1971. Read More
KLu: HAWKER HUNTER
October 16, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans 3
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: 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.
RF-84Fs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu)
May 21, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
| No 306 Sqn KLu received its first RF 84F Thunderflash at RAF Laarbruch (G) on 4 April 1956. The squadron was stationed at Laarbruch from 8 Nov 1954 till 15 Jan 1958 when they moved to Deelen. |
In their early days they wore a silver livery with the 306 squadron-code (TP-) on the nose; in later years they were camouflaged and subsequently their P- registration was added.
Thunderstreaks of the KLu (out of service)
March 14, 2019 | Frank & Gijs & Hans
After their operational service about 30 Streaks were temporarily used as eye-catchers (“decoys”) at air-bases of the KLu: about 4 aircraft were present at each airfield. They were removed and scrapped in 1980.
In this gallery you will find a selection of the pictures we took in the course of years when specific phased out aircraft were still around. Most aircraft have since then been removed for scrap .
VOLKEL 2009 Air Force Days
December 7, 2016 | Frank
The 2009 Open Days of the KLu were in June. Read More
KLu: Piper L-21B Super Cub
November 13, 2014 | Hans & Frank
Three models of the Super Cub were delivered to the Dutch Army: 59 L-18Cs (registered R-30 up to R-88), 18 L-21As (R-201 up to R-217 ; + 1 extra, broken up ) and 78 L-21B models (registered R-101 up-to R-186 ; R-141 to R-148 not included)
Open Day Deelen (NL), June 1971
July 14, 2014 | Frank 1
The Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht had two Open Days in 1971: one at Eindhoven AB on September 18th (see our seperate gallery elsewhere on this website) and one at Deelen AB on June 11-12.
Tactical Weapons Meet, September 1972, Florennes (Belgium)
October 12, 2013 | Hans & Frank
In the old days NATO organized several exercises; TWM (Tactical Weapons Meet) was a competition between 2ATAF and 4ATAF (Allied Tactical Air Force). In 1972 it was held for the 10th time and participants at Florennes in Belgium were Canadian AF Starfighters (Judge Team), Belgian AF Starfighters) (2nd Wing , Florennes), French AF Mirages (Guest Team, Esc.11/3, Nancy-Ochey) ,W.German AF Starfighters (JBG31, Nörvenich and JBG33, Büchel), R.Neth.AF(311/312 sq., Volkel, Starfighters), Royal Air Force Germany (14/17/31 sq.,Brüggen with Phantoms) and USAF in Europe ( 36TFW, Bitburg and 81TFW, Bentwaters, Phantoms).
Volkel (NL), Jubilee Open Day & Air Show, June 2013
July 5, 2013 | Hans & Frank
In 2013 Volkel Air Base was the location where the Open Days , organized by the Royal Netherlands Air Force took place , celebrating 100 years of military aviation in the Netherlands and 60 years of K.Lu.
