Ludo Mennes Feb 7 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...
Ludo Mennes Jan 22 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...
Frank Visser Dec 31, 2020 11 min 2020 Warhawks on the move Despite the worldwide pandemic and the recent announcement made by the US Secretary of Defense about a possible move of the ‘Warhawks’ to...
Ludo Mennes Aug 26, 2020 5 min 2020 Blue Wings זרוע האויר והחלל On special invitation by the German Luftwaffe commander Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, the Israeli Air Force paid a two weeks visit to...
Frank Visser May 10, 2020 5 min 2020 Lockheed Martin F-35 program update Now the F-35 becomes a common sight in many countries around the world, an update reveals the size of this program. By May 2020 the...
Ludo Mennes May 5, 2020 8 min 2020 D-Day 75 years “Flying for a greater cause” Prologue With the world in a collective lock down due to the Covid-19 virus and hardly any flying activities at all it is hard to imagine...
Ludo Mennes Apr 30, 2020 1 min 2020: 298 Sqn "Grizzlies" 75 years On 16th April the 298 Squadron "Grizzlies" of the Defence Helicopter Command of the Royal Netherlands Airforce at Gilze-Rijen Air Base...
Ludo Mennes Feb 23, 2020 1 min 2020 Night flying @Leeuwarden Airbase On 17 February during the last week of night flying operations the PAO of Leeuwarden Airbase organized a night shoot for a number of...
Ludo Mennes Dec 1, 2019 1 min 2019 Fighter Weapons Instructor Training The Fighter Weapons Instructor Training (FWIT) course was held at Leeuwarden airbase from May until mid November 2019. The FWIT is...
Ludo Mennes Sep 7, 2019 2 min 2019 Transport Weapons Instructor Course The Transport Weapons Instructor Course (TWIC) 2019 is running at Leeuwarden airbase from May until November 2019 parallel to the Fighter...
