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Royal Netherlands Air Force Air Show Gilze-Rijen

 

Boeing Apache AH-64 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005

Boeing Apache AH-64 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005. Photo by Bob Franklin

 

Gilze-Rijen is situated in the Netherlands, its history goes back to 1910 and was first used by military aircraft in 1913. During the Second World War the German forces took it over and expanded it for their own use.

Over the years the airfield has been used by the Northrop F-5 and the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and is now used by Apache and Chinook Helicopters.

 

 

KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005 - 18th June 2005

 

KDC-10 Extender and Fokker F-16AM Fighting Falcon of the Royal Netherlands Air Force at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005

With crowds of over 200,000 and fabulous wall to wall sunshine it's time again for the Gilze-Rijen Air show.

This air show was one of the year's finest with aircraft taking part from around the world, from some of the older aircraft such as The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane, a Beaver, Mustang, Fouga Magister and a T-33. Not forgetting of course modern aircraft such as the F-16, the KDC-10 tanker, the Apache and Eurocopter.

 

 

Fouga Magister CM-170 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 (CL-30) G-TBRD at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
BAe Systems Harrier GR7 ZD407 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Swiss Air Force Eurocopter AS-532UL Cougar at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Saab 91D Safir (Sapphire) at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Fokker S-11-1 PH-HOG/E-39 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Belgian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Taylorcraft Auster Mk III at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Saab 91D Safir (Sapphire) PH-RLD and four Fokker S-11-1s at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver PH-DHC/S-9 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
North American Aviation P-51D-30NA Mustang PH-PSI 44-74425 Damn Yankee at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV E 3W-17 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
AS532U2 Eurocopter at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
KDC-10 Extender and Royal Netherlands Air Force Fokker F-16AM Fighting Falcon at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Aerospatiale Alouette III SE-3160 300 Squadron RNLAF at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Boeing Apache AH-64, Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer and Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon RNLAF 311 Squadron F16 Demo Team at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Boeing Apache AH-64 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Panavia Tornado GR4 ZG793 56(R) Squadron at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
North American B-25J-20NC Mitchell 44-29507 HD346/NO-V/Sarinah, Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcon RNLAF 311 Squadron and Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV E 3W-17 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Avro Lancaster Mk BI PA474 The phantom of the Ruhr at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005
Boeing Apache AH-64 at KLu Open Day Gilze-Rijen Air Show 2005

Images courtesy of Bob Franklin