Volkel Air Base (The Netherlands) Air Force Days flying display 2013-06-14
Hi there,
here's part two of my impression of the Dutch Air Force Days at Volkel. This thread will be with some more action shots; the flying display.
1. The action started with the arrival of this great looking F-4 Phantom of the German Air Force. The plane is wearing a special livery to commemorate the phasing out of the F-4 later this month.
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F4-GAF-3701-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
2. The only flying MiG-15 in Europe was also present.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2846/9...5fb1b4a2_b.jpg
MIG15-PVT-SPYNZ-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
3. The show continued with this great AJS37 Viggen, owned by the Swedish Historical Flight. What a beauty!
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AJS37-SHF-SEDXN-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
4. The mighty Viggen landing after its demo.
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AJS37-SHF-SEDXN-VKL14jun13-3 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
5. The Royal Netherlands Air Force is still operating three Alouette 3 helicopters, all three were present.
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SE3160-KLU-A301-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
6. Nice little Saab Gripen of the Czech Air Force.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/9...c057c0fc_b.jpg
JAS39-CZAF-9235-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
7. Followed by this mean looking Mirage 2000N of the French Air Force.
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Mirage2000-FAF-350-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
8. Belgium showed off their F-16 Solo Display:
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F16A-BAF-FA84-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
9. The Patrouille de Suisse was also present with their nicely liveried F-5s.
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F5-SWF-UNK-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
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F5-SWF-UNK-VKL14jun13-5 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
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F5-SWF-UNK-VKL14jun13-7 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
12. This nice Avro Anson was also displayed to the public.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/9...18780423_b.jpg
Anson-RAF-WD413-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
13. Helicopter power! This NH-90 and AS332 Cougar helicopters of the RNLAF dropped of some Vips, before moving to the static.
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NH90-KLU-N227-VKL14jun13-3 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
14. Historic formation made by the Dutch B-25 Mitchell and Spitfire.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/9...1539802d_b.jpg
Spitfire-KLU-3W17-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
15. Nice formation by the Dutch solo teams.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/9...359439b1_b.jpg
F16A-KLU-J015-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
16. The Apache demo was, as always, impressive with the use of flares.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/9...f7c7de3b_b.jpg
AH64D-KLU-Q17-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
17. A nice F-16B with Arizona markings blasting off for the base attack demo.
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F16B-KLU-J368-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
18. KDC-10 showing off its refueling capability.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5526/9...03286a27_b.jpg
KDC10-KLU-T235-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
19. After which the base attack began, with this Chinook dropping soldiers at the scene.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/9...058231c8_b.jpg
CH47-KLU-D101-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
20. This Herky dropped of some terrain vehicles, covered by Apaches.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/9...fc77fc01_b.jpg
C130H-KLU-G275-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
21. One of the participating F-16s of the base attack returning to earth.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/9...84b8f9d6_b.jpg
F16A-KLU-J196-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
22. The Finnish Air Force showed off one of its F-18 Hornets.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/9...088def54_b.jpg
F18-FIN-HN452-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
23. And our Italian friends were also present with the Frecce Tricolori.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/9...0707eb56_b.jpg
MB339-ITA-UNK-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
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MB339-ITA-UNK-VKL14jun13-3 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
25. Some helicopter power was shown by this Czech Mil Mi-24.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/9...cb317561_b.jpg
Mi24-CZAF-3361-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
26. Another Gripen, this time a Hungarian one.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/9...433a1944_b.jpg
JAS39-HUAF-42-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
27. As always on these days, the Red Arrows were also present. Here they are flying the Concorde-formation.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2865/9...de6bba82_b.jpg
Hawk-RAF-UNK-VKL14jun13-2 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
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Hawk-RAF-UNK-VKL14jun13-5 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
29. Great raw fighter performance by two Polish Sukhoi Su-22 Fitters!
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/9...26f19a6d_b.jpg
SU22-PLF-8309-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
30. And the airshow ended, for me, with this Turkish F-16.
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/9...edc81202_b.jpg
F16C-TUAF-910011-VKL14jun13 by LifelinerOne, on Flickr
I left the airbase during the demo of the French aerobatic team; Patrouille de France, meaning I could leave the car park without any delays...
Hope you liked them!
Cheers!
