FIGHTING FALCON F-16 SWELL PATCH: Koninklijke Luchtmacht KLu RNLAF 312 SQN BONZO

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FIGHTING FALCON F-16 SWELL PATCH: Koninklijke Luchtmacht KLu RNLAF 312 SQN BONZO
This is an Original (not cheap import copy) FIGHTING FALCON F-16 SWELL PATCH: Koninklijke Luchtmacht KLu RNLAF 312 SQN BONZOShoulder Sleeve Insignia Patch.
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Since 1979 all RNLAF fast-jet squadrons (originally 306, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 322 and 323) have operated the multi role F-16 Fighting 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; its ancestor, the Luchtvaartafdeling (aviation department) of the Dutch Army was founded in 1913. The aerobatic display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force was the Solo Display Team.  312 sqn became operational on the viper on October 1st, 1985. It was the first squadron who implemented the swing role concept from the start on. The squadron was also responsible for the strike role, together with its sister squadron, the 311th. Although a public secret, it is generally believed that Volkel AB hosts tactical nuclear devices of the B-61 type. This is a part of NATO deterrence which is still a key cornerstone of the alliances strategy till this day. During operation Deny Flight, the squadron formed an expeditionary unit together with its sister squadron, the 311th. They became the '623rd sqn' during this operation (312 + 311 makes 623). This was the first operation after the Indonesian campaign in the sixties in which Dutch fighters where tasked in offensive missions.. In October 2002 a tri-national detachment of 18 Dutch, Danish and Norwegian F-16 ground attack aircraft and one Dutch KDC-10 tanker deployed to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan in support of ground forces in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The RNLAF returned to Manas AB in September 2004 with five F-16 and one KDC-10 in support of the presidential elections of Afghanistan. This time the aircraft flew under the NATO ISAF flag. In February 2006 four Dutch F-16s were joined by four Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16s in a detachment known as the 1st Netherlands-Norwegian European Participating Forces Expeditionary Air Wing (1 NLD/NOR EEAW). This was a follow up of the participation with the Belgian Air Force.[7] As part of the expanded NATO ISAF mission in southern Afghanistan in August 2006, the Royal Netherlands Air Force had six F-16 ground-attack aircraft, three CH-47D Chinook of 298 Sq stationed at Kandahar Airfield. Additionally, a detachment of five AH-64D Apache helicopters had been stationed of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province. The F-16 flight is planned to stay operational in support of ground forces at least until 2014, providing Close Air Support and Recce Flights (specialised in counter-ied's)
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