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It's 10.05h local time at Geilenkirchen when I hear "NATO45 you are cleared for take off, runway 27" in my headset. The clearance was given just after an E-3A passed in front of us performing a missed approach. Before we start rolling the pilot lt. col. M. Glatt-Kallenberg and co-pilot lt. col. T.…
Just before 3PM at this Autumn Afternoon, Captain Ralph "Sheik" Aarts set the throttle to full military power in order to take off for his last flight as demonstration pilot of the RNLAF F-16 Demoteam. For 3 years he has represented the Royal Netherlands Air Force across Europe as well as the USA at…
On November 12th Soesterberg airbase ceased its function as military airbase. With the gates closing for good on December 31st this will end a period of 95 years of military aviation. Founded in 1910 the airbase was the oldest airfield in Europe and the second oldest in the world. On July 1st 1913…