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Volkel Air Base is located near the village of Volkel.It is one of several military airfields in the Netherlands, and one of the three major operational bases of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), the other two being Leeuwarden Air Base and Gilze-Rijen Air Base.
Volkel Air Base was one of two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM Falcon bases, which are being replaced by F-35A Lightning II. [4] As part of NATO's nuclear sharing the US Air Force's 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing stores B61 tactical nuclear weapons at Volkel for use with Dutch F-16AM Falcon.
Volkel (Brabantian: Vollekul) is a village in the Netherlands. It is situated in the north-east corner of the province of North Brabant , south-east of the town of Uden . On 1 January 2021, Volkel had 3,435 inhabitants.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF; Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), "Royal Air Force") is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces.It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling (English: aviation department) of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913.
Leeuwarden Air Base is also one of the three military airbases (together with Gilze-Rijen Air Base and Volkel Air Base) that organise the twice-in-three-years Luchtmachtdagen ('Air Force Days') of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, consisting of air shows and static exhibits. In 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2016 Leeuwarden Air Base hosted these public ...
Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0. USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers—1908 to present; Awards: AFP 900-2 and AFPAM 36-2801
19 June 2018 – police forces arrest three men in Rotterdam, Schinnen and Groningen suspected of planning a terrorism act. [33]In June 2018, two Moroccan-Dutch men were arrested in Rotterdam for plotting a jihadist attack.
Museum "de Typhoon" located at Volkel Air Force Base, NL, is dedicated to the history of the air base. "Historical Fighters" the site of the HVV/Historical Fighters at Volkel Air Force Base, NL, restoring a F-104G Starfighter. Also host of the LN-3 Inertial Navigation System.