“The Netherlands Air Force retired the F-16 fighter jets and switched to the F-35.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans called the farewell flight of the F-16 a “memorable moment”.
“Memorable moment: the last farewell flight of the iconic F-16. After 45 years of dedicated service and many missions, the aircraft got a new life in Ukraine and Romania. To everyone who flew or serviced the F-16: thank you!” he wrote on the Kh social network.
It is worth noting that decommissioned aircraft that are not written off and not sold will be transferred to other countries. In total, we are talking about 42 fighters, 18 of which are to be sent to the pilot training center in Romania and 24 to Ukraine. Earlier it was reported that 14 of the promised fighter jets have already been delivered to Romania, Ukraine also received a certain number of Dutch F-16s, but their exact number is not reported for security reasons.
Read also: Some F-16s have already been delivered to the Netherlands Air Force for training Ukrainian pilots in Romania As reported by Ukrinform, a farewell flight of F-16 fighters took place in the Netherlands on September 27.
8 F-16 fighter jets took off from Volkel Air Base. You could follow the action live. Screens were placed in the aircraft hangar, where the official part was held, and a live broadcast was conducted.
Photo: I. Drabok, Ukrinform
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