100 Years Dutch Military Aviation   

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                   Article - Kees Otten, Koos Heemskerk & Wim Das      (page 1 of 5)

100 Years of Dutch Military Aviation !

This is quite unique what we will present to you here below.

 

Aeronautica & Difesa publishes about this historical fact....

.... and we show you in total 187 images of all kinds as internet document !

We really hope you enjoy the photographic impressions and article !

First we'll show you some older types of planes that flew 'Under Dutch Wings'

SOME RANDOM DUTCH HISTORY IMAGESI

   
                                    Fokker CV 400-238                                                           Douglas DB8a-3n 400-238
Fokker DXXI
Fokker G-1
Fokker TV  (Bomber)
Koolhoven
Koolhoven (other type, model)
Fokker TV
Fokker D-XXI nowadays remains in the Soesterberg aviation museum.
Northrop NF-5.  
The NF-5 was a very well known and well used plane in The Netherlands by it's time.
Koos Heemskerk hosts a large archive, here some of his NF-5 versions.
Specific character: The plane has to land with quite a high landingspeed.
Here two trainerversions, two-seaters.
So far the NF-5. Read more the coming 4 months in our magazine 'Piloot en Vliegtuig'

APACHE DEMOTEAM 2013 - IMAGESI

AH-64D demonstration on the recent 'Open Days' at Volkel Airbase
Quite some helicopter, celebrating 100 years of military aviation
By the way, this is what the Apaches look like in operational conditions
Nice, Apache full speed, F-16 lowest speed. Brother to brother in demo.
         
Some badges of Apache (DHC Gilze Rijen homebase)
Newer types of attack helicopters exist, but the Apache is still known as (one of) the best ! 
Many people were present already very early in the morning.
 
So, welcome on these five pages of 100 Years military aviation , the Open Days of 2013 and it's visitors !

1913 - 2013:  100 YEARS OF DUTCH MILITARY AVIATION !N

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