“The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands has officially said goodbye to the legendary F-16 aircraft, the country’s Air Force has switched to the more modern F-35. Source: Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands Verbatim: “The Ministry of Defense officially said goodbye to the legendary aircraft.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands has officially said goodbye to the legendary F-16 aircraft, the country’s Air Force has switched to the more modern F-35.
Source: Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands
Literally: “The Ministry of Defense officially said goodbye to the legendary aircraft. This was done, among other things, by a formation flight of eight aircraft over the Netherlands.”
A memorable moment: the last farewell flight of the iconic F-16.
Na 45 jaar trouwe dienst en vele missions krijgt het toestel een nieuw leven in Ukraine en Roemenië.
Aan iederene die de de F-16 heeft gevlogen of onderten: bedankt!! pic.twitter.com/cyyjBxXAQp
— Ruben Brekelmans (@DefensieMin) September 27, 2024
Details: The country’s Ministry of Defense was reminded that the first of 213 F-16 fighters purchased by the Netherlands arrived at Leeuwarden Air Base on June 6, 1979.
The message added: for more than 45 years, the American-made fighter has proven its advantages both at home and abroad.
Literally: “For the Air Force, the F-16 era is over, but not for the F-16. Of the aircraft that have not been sold or scrapped over the years, 14 of the promised 18 are now in Romania.
They will train fighter pilots, not only Romanian, but also Ukrainian.
And the Netherlands is handing over the last F-16s to Ukraine for use in the fight against the Russians.”
We will remind: Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Breckelmans said in the summer that F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands will be in Ukraine “in the near future.”
General of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Onno Eichelsheim said that Ukraine can use the F-16 aircraft provided by his country for strikes on Russian territory.