RNLAF F-35s Are Deployed Immediately To Monitor and Protect Eastern European Airspace

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Two RNLAF F-35s and six F-16s have been deployed immediately today to monitor and protect NATO airspace over Eastern Europe, the Dutch Ministry of Defense reports. The fighter jets will operate from Leeuwarden Air Base and Volkel Air Base. The deployment of the 8 fighter jets is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier today. It’s the first time that … Continue reading RNLAF F-35s Are Deployed Immediately To Monitor and Protect Eastern European Airspace

FLYHIGH.NEWSFebruary 24, 2022February 25, 2022Leave a comment

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Two Special RNLAF F-35s delivered At Leeuwarden Air Base

LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – A special day today for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) when 2 brand new F-35A Lightning II’s touched down early in the afternoon at Leeuwarden Air Base on January 12, 2022. The 2 fighter jets are the last F-35 for Leeuwarden Air Base and the first F-35 for Volkel Air Base. The two F-35s, with serial numbers F-023 and … Continue reading Two Special RNLAF F-35s delivered At Leeuwarden Air Base

FLYHIGH.NEWSJanuary 12, 2022January 13, 2022Leave a comment

Dutch Soldiers and Marines jump out of C-130 Hercules over desert outside Yuma in Arinzona during exercise Desert Bull

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VIDEO – RNLAF 336th SQUADRON IS RETURNING HOME AFTER EXERCISE IN YUMA

YUMA, ARIZONA – The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) 336th Squadron is returning home for Christmas after the 3-week exercise ‘Desert Bull’ in the Sonoran Desert, just outside Yuma, Arizona. During the exercise, 2 RNLAF C-130 Hercules cargo planes were stationed at MCAS Yuma, from where the aircraft conducted low-level flights and practiced the dropping of paratroopers, vehicles and equipment from high altitudes. Watch in … Continue reading VIDEO – RNLAF 336th SQUADRON IS RETURNING HOME AFTER EXERCISE IN YUMA

FLYHIGH.NEWSDecember 12, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO – WATCH HOW THIS F-35 ACCELERATES AWAY FROM AN F-16 AS IT IGNITES THE AFTERBURNER

CALIFORNIA – Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) photographer Frank Crebas is giving us an interesting insight on his awesome job in the sky: shooting air-to-air pics of other planes – often fast fighter jets – like in this case a RNLAF F-35A in the skies over California, last January. The video shows us how hard it is for the photographer to keep up with the … Continue reading VIDEO – WATCH HOW THIS F-35 ACCELERATES AWAY FROM AN F-16 AS IT IGNITES THE AFTERBURNER

FLYHIGH.NEWSNovember 12, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

King Willem Alexander pays visit to Leeuwarden AB

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DUTCH KING VISITS FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 AT LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE

LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – King Willem Alexander from The Netherlands paid a visit to Leeuwarden Air Base on Wednesday, together with the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt. The King’s reason for the visit was the brand new and first operational F-35A from the 322nd Squadron and the re-established future – MQ-9 Reaper – 306th Squadron. A “game … Continue reading DUTCH KING VISITS FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 AT LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE

Jerry TahaNovember 6, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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THE FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 HAS ARRIVED IN THE NETHERLANDS

LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – October 31, 2019 is a special day in history for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The first operational Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (registration F-009) has arrived today on a beautiful, sunny, but cold Autumn day at it’s new home, Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. 40 years ago the first RNLAF F-16 also landed at Leeuwarden AB. The … Continue reading THE FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 HAS ARRIVED IN THE NETHERLANDS

Jerry TahaOctober 31, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO – AWESOME TAKE OFF RNLAF F-35 AT DUTCH AIR FORCE DAYS

VOLKEL AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – Watch in this awesome video how a brand new RNLAF F-35A Lightning II takes off during the Saturday show of the RNLAF Luchtmachtdagen (Air Force Days) 2019. This F-35A was just delivered to the RNLAF a few weeks before the airshow. ☆☆☆ (Image: from JERRY TAHA AVIATION video on YouTube) FLYHIGH.NEWSAviation News, Videos and More! Continue reading VIDEO – AWESOME TAKE OFF RNLAF F-35 AT DUTCH AIR FORCE DAYS

FLYHIGH.NEWSJune 16, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO – WATCH LIVE STREAM OF THE RNLAF LUCHTMACHTDAGEN 2019 AIRSHOW AT VOLKEL AB

VOLKEL AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – Watch the complete Saturday broadcast of the awesome Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Luchtmachtdagen 2019 Airshow. It’s a bi-annual event that takes place at different airbases in the Netherlands every 2 year. You can watch demos with Dutch aircraft and aircraft from other NATO-countries, from the past and present. Presenters and guests talk about the work of the RNLAF, contributing … Continue reading VIDEO – WATCH LIVE STREAM OF THE RNLAF LUCHTMACHTDAGEN 2019 AIRSHOW AT VOLKEL AB

FLYHIGH.NEWSJune 15, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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SECRET FLYBY OF KLM B777 WITH 4 F-16s SCARED THE HELL OUT OF PEOPLE IN AMSTERDAM

AMSTERDAM – A low flyby of a KLM Boeing 777-300 – escorted by 4 Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16AM’s – right over downtown Amsterdam, has frightened many citizens of Amsterdam Thursday afternoon. It turned out to be a special flyby to celebrate 100 years of Dutch Aviation in the Netherlands. The people of Amsterdam suddenly saw the KLM B777 flyby with the escorting F-16s … Continue reading SECRET FLYBY OF KLM B777 WITH 4 F-16s SCARED THE HELL OUT OF PEOPLE IN AMSTERDAM