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: 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…
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…
Spotting at Eindhoven (NL)
Eindhoven was the city where the authors both grew up and became “real” aircraft-spotters at the nearby air base….
Spotting at Leeuwarden (NL)
For the first time Hans visited Leeuwarden AB (NL) as an aircraft-spotter in August 1967. In later years he…
VOLKEL 2009 Air Force Days
The 2009 Open Days of the KLu were in June.
Gilze-Rijen AB Open Day (NL), July 2002
On 5 and 6 July 2002 Gilze-Rijen AB was open to the public; it was a standard static- and…