Ludo Mennes
2023 Orange is the new yellow
As a nation with a large coast line, the Search And Rescue (SAR) task has been an important one for the Netherlands since the early days...
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Frank Visser
- Jan 6
- 8 min
2023 Mile High Militia
Being the first aero squadron in the Air Guard and nowadays stationed at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, the 120th Fighter Squadron...
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Frank Visser
- Jan 6
- 10 min
2022 Bulls over the Rockies
In July the RNLAF 336 Squadron flew three of their four legacy C-130Hs to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, to execute exercise...
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Ludo Mennes
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Duxford, Battle of Britain Air Show
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford airfield, once home of the first operational RAF Supermarine Spitfire squadron during World War II,...
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Ludo Mennes
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
2022 313 Squadron is back in the air!
On June 30th, 2022 at 3.35 pm the first four F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at Volkel Airbase. It marked the re-establishment of the...
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Frank Visser
- May 1, 2022
- 8 min
2022 Texas Rangers
As one of two reserve Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons within the United States Marine Corps, the VMGR-234 “RANGERS” are...
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Frank Visser
- Apr 4, 2022
- 6 min
2022 Home of the fighting O’s
Like several other U.S. Air Force units, the Maryland Air National Guard A-10s of the 104th Fighter Squadron are back in Europe to...
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Frank Visser
- Mar 31, 2022
- 11 min
2022 Team XL
For over 80 years Laughlin AFB has played an important role in training pilots. Since 1972 the 47th Flying Training Wing is stationed...
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Ludo Mennes
- Mar 5, 2022
- 9 min
2022 "Out with the old, in with the new"
15th Air Transport Wing, Belgian Air Force, in transition On December 22, 2020 history was written when the first Belgium Air Force...
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Ludo Mennes
- Dec 30, 2021
- 4 min
2021 End of an era CH-47D Chinook
On 22 December, 2021 the last CH-47D Chinook of 298 Squadron "Grizzlies", Royal Netherlands Air Force made its final flight, flying...
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Frank Visser
- Nov 2, 2021
- 9 min
2021 Super Squadron: 336 Sq Blackbulls
For the last couple of years 336 Squadron “Blackbulls” of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has undergone a true transition from a...
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Ludo Mennes
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
2021 Fini flight 322 TACTES Squadron
Originally planned for July 1st, the 322 Tactical Evaluation and Standardization (TACTES) Squadron would fly its farewell flight with the...
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Ludo Mennes
- Feb 7, 2021
- 6 min
2021 Exercise TAC EW, DHC RNLAF
Exercise TAC EW, Royal Netherlands Air Force From 25th of January until the 5th of February 2021 the Defence Helicopter Command organized...
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Ludo Mennes
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
2021 RNLAF sunset flying
Due to the worldwide pandemic the Royal Netherlands Air Force was forced to fly more missions at home in 2020. The normal training...
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