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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 is known for Volkel Air Base of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as well as the amusement park BillyBird Park Hemelrijk . Volkel used to be a little village. In 1455, a chapel was built, but the village did not get a church until 1855. [4] In 1940, a military airport was built near Volkel by the Germans.
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.
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.
A Dutch F-16 fighter jet is seen at the Volkel Air Base in Volkel, Netherlands (REUTERS) Grandfather killed and toddler injured during Russia strike on Ukrainian family.
703rd Munitions Support Squadron: Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, supporting Netherlands 1st Fighter Wing (F16) 704th Munitions Support Squadron: Ghedi Air Base, Italy, supporting Italian 6º Stormo (Tornado IDS)
Pages in category "Royal Netherlands Air Force bases" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Volkel Air Base; W. Woensdrecht Air Base; Y ...
Later, the ship's NH90 helicopter was approached by two Chinese fighter jets and a helicopter in an incident that took place in international airspace, according to the Netherlands' defence ministry.