Soesterberg Air Base

SOESTERBERG AIR BASE / VLIEGBASIS SOESTERBERG

The Air Base

Fotografisch eerbetoon aan de oudste vliegbasis in Nederland. De bakermat van de Nederlandse Militaire Luchtvaart.

In honor of the oldest Air Force Base in the Netherlands. The cradle of Dutch Military Aviation.

Diverse types vliegtuigen hebben in de loop van al die jaren Soesterberg als hun basis gehad. Tot eind 2008 waren dat nog 3 types helikopters verdeeld over 298 en 300 squadron. Respectievelijk de Chinook, de Cougar en de Alouette III.

During decades Soesterberg was the home base of several different types of aircraft. Until the end of 2008 3 types of helicopters still operated from the air base, which were the Alouette III and the Cougar of 300 sq. and also the Chinook of 298 sq.

32 TFS " Wolfhounds "

Tevens 40 jaar lang (1954 -1994) "Home of the Wolfhounds" van het 32 Tactical Fighter squadron van de USAFE op "Camp New Amsterdam".

During a period of almost 40 years (1954-1994) Soesterberg was also the "Home of the Wolfhounds" of the 32TFS of the USAFE, operating out of "Camp New Amsterdam".

Beginnend met de F-86 " Sabre" werd achtereen volgens gevlogen met de F-100 "Super Sabre", de F-102 "Delta Dagger", de F-4 "Phantom" en vanaf 1978 met de F-15 "Eagle".

Starting with the F-86 "Sabre" the 32TFS respectively flew with the F-100 "Super Sabre", the F-102 "Delta Dagger", the F-4 "Phantom" and from 1978 on with the F-15 "Eagle".

Wolfhound mascotte

CNA nowadays

Sinds Soesterberg gesloten is als vliegbasis, is dit gedeelte het enige dat nog in gebruik is door defensie. Het is genoemd CNA in navolging van vroegere tijden, toen dit gedeelte het domein was van de USAFE.

Since the closure of Soesterberg as an air base, the remaining part used by the defense forces has been renamed CNA as a tribute to the times when the USAFE was present in this corner of the base.