Air Services
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) /
Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Formed in 1953, the Royal Netherlands Air Force is the aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces and superseded the Luchtvaartafdeling (aviation department) of the Dutch Army that originally ran from 1913
Air Combat Command (ACC)
@ Volkel Air Base and Leeuwarden Air Base
F-35A Lightning II
F-027 @ RIAT 2023
F-019 @ RIAT 2023
F-16AM
J-631 @ Payerne 2014
J-632 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
@ Eindhoven Air Base
Lockheed C-130H
G-273 - arriving for the static at RIAT 2013
G-273 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
G-781 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
Gulfstream IV
V-11 @ Farnborough Airport 2023
ALSO
Airbus A330 MRTT
owned by NATO as part of the Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF)
T-056 @ RIAT 2023
Royal Netherlands Air Force Military School
@ Woensdrecht Air Base
Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer
L-09 @ Florennes Air Show 2012
L-09 @ Abingdon Airshow 2014
L-01 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
Defense Helicopter Command (DHC)
@ Gilze-Rijen Air Base
Boeing AH-64 Apache
Q-13 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
Q-18 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
Boeing CH-47D/F Chinook
D-664 @ Florennes Airshow 2012
D-891 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
D-663 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
Eurocopter AS 532U2 Cougar Mk2
S-440, S-445, S-453 & S-454 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
NH Industries NH-90
N-277 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
DEMONSTRATION TEAMS
Solo Display Teams
F-16 Solo Display Team
@ Kecskemet Airshow 2013
APACHE 'Demo Team'
@ Radom Airshow 2013
Kustwacht (The Netherlands Coastguard)
Formed in 1987, the Netherlands Coastguard is responsible for service and law enforcement tasks along the Dutch coast line, including their section of the North Sea. Co-ordinated by the Royal Netherlands Navy, their operation falls within the Ministry of Defence.
Dornier 228-212
managed by the Royal Netherlands Air Force
PH-CGN @ RIAT 2014
RECENT RETIREMENTS
F-16BM Fighting Falcon
Retired 29th July 2022
J-882 - Radom Airshow 2018
J-882 - Radom Airshow 2018
McDonnell Douglas KDC-10
Retired 7th October 2021
T-235 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
T-264 @ Konya Airbase, Tiger Meet 2015
T-235 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
T-264 @ Konya Airbase, Tiger Meet 2015
Aérospatiale SA316B Alouette III
Retired 1st January 2016
A-301 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
A-275 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
A-275 & A-301 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen
A-292 @ Luchtmachtdagen 2014, Gilze Rijen