Royal Netherlands Air Force

The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force is the military aviation and space branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. The Royal Netherlands Air Force was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeeling of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913. In 2025 the Royal Netherlands Air Force was renamed the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force. The aerobatic display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, active from 1979 until 2019, was the Solo Display Team.

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1913 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Netherlands Air Force; RNLAF; afnetherlands; air force of the Netherlands
air force, Netherlands armed forces, Netherlands, 


Curtiss-Wright CW-21, F-16B Block 1 Fighting Falcon, Hughes AH-64 Apache, 

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1913 Royal Netherlands Air Force

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Dutch Leader shakes hand of awardee

Global Sentinel 19 (6006370)

Dutch Soldier receives medal

Dutch Soldier with Senior Leader

BOSCOMBE DOWN 14 JUNE 1992 NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE GENERAL DYNAMICS F-16A FIGHTING FALCON J-213 AND J-226 (24270209375)

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s assigned to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker

Global Sentinel 19 (6006377)

Netherlands Air Force AH-63E Apache (cropped)

AH-64 Apache Netherlands - M230 chain gun (cropped)

ILA 2018, Schönefeld (1X7A5463)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Dutch Leader shakes hand of awardee		Commons
commons	image		Global Sentinel 19 (6006370)		Commons
commons	image		Dutch Soldier receives medal		Commons
commons	image		Dutch Soldier with Senior Leader		Commons
commons	image		BOSCOMBE DOWN 14 JUNE 1992 NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE GENERAL DYNAMICS F-16A FIGHTING FALCON J-213 AND J-226 (24270209375)		Commons
commons	image		Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s assigned to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker		Commons
commons	image		Global Sentinel 19 (6006377)		Commons
commons	image		Netherlands Air Force AH-63E Apache (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		AH-64 Apache Netherlands - M230 chain gun (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		ILA 2018, Schönefeld (1X7A5463)		Commons