Vliegbasis Leeuwarden, or Leeuwarden Air Base, is currently one of the three Main Operating Bases of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht or Royal Netherlands Air Force. As of now Leeuwarden houses 306 squadron flying MQ-9B Reaper unmanned aircraft and 322 squadron operating F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft.
Visiting 313 Squadron F-35A F-037 taxies towards the runway.
Leeuwarden was host to exercise Ramstein Flag recently. During Ramstein Flag, units from Sweden, Finland, Germany, France and the United States also operated from Leeuwarden. Reason enough for me to pay the base a visit.
Luftwaffe EF-2000 31+45 coming in to land.
EF-2000 30+88 inbound for landing.
A Swedish Air Force JAS-39D Gripen inbound.
The French sent their Rafales, like Rafale B 359.
USAFE sent some of their F-35's from Lakenheath.
The Fins flew four F/A-18C's from Leeuwarden today.
Last but not least, F-35A F-013 from based 322 Squadron.
