Netherlands / Koninklijke Luchtmacht
In the mid fifties the KLu (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) acquired 180 Republic F-84F Thunderstreaks, registered P-101 to P-277 and P-298…
Netherlands / demobbed Thunderstreaks
After their operational service about 30 Streaks were temporarily used as eye-catchers (“decoys”) at air-bases of the KLu: about…
RF-84Fs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu)
No 306 Sqn KLu received its first RF 84F Thunderflash at RAF Laarbruch (G) on…
Leeuwarden 1973
in December 1973A base visit to Leeuwarden AB, when the Phantoms of Soesterbergs 32TFS happened to be there because…
KLu: HAWKER HUNTER
Commencing in 1955 the Royal Netherlands Air Force (K.Lu.) in total received 189…
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…
VOLKEL 2009 Air Force Days
The 2009 Open Days of the KLu were in June.
KLu: Piper L-21B Super Cub
Three models of the Super Cub were delivered to the Dutch Army: 59 L-18Cs (registered R-30 up to R-88),…
Open Day Deelen (NL), June 1971
The Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht had two Open Days in 1971: one at Eindhoven AB on September 18th (see our…
Tactical Weapons Meet, September 1972, Florennes (Belgium)
In the old days NATO organized several exercises; TWM (Tactical Weapons Meet) was a competition between 2ATAF and 4ATAF…