Vliegbasis Deelen 2018

[M. McWallwood]

My logs from Monday 8 Oct.

11:52 dep. CH-47 D-666
11:54 arr. CH-47 D-666
13:57 - AS-532 S-453
14:46 dep. AH-64 Q-05, Q-24, Q-01, Q-26
15:04 dep. CH-47 D-666, D-665, D-103, D-101
15:15 dep. NH-90 78+37, 79+10, 79+11, 78+23
15:57 dep. NH-90 79+15

[danledan]

ETD german NH90's from 1230 till 1300 LT.

Happy hunting

[Sjoerd]

all 8 NH90's vissable this morning. Also 6 Apaches. Anyone did a serial check on these Redskins?

[Spotter2000]

I saw Q-01, 04, 05, 14, 29 plus ?

[Gerbrand]

Tower: "Good to have you and see you next time".

Dat was het dan.
Aan alle Deelen opwinding in dit topic is weer een einde gekomen....

[danledan]

ETD apaches between 1400 and 1500 LT....

[Marcovh]

Today's log; Tuesday 2-10-2018 @14:45-15:15LT
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Departing in formation during this half hour were:
4x NH90 79+15, 78+37, 79+11, 78+36
4x CH-47 D-663, D-680?(misread, probably D-666), D-667 and D-10.. and 2x AH-64 nn
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Seen in their dispersals were:
4x AH-64 and NH90s 78+23, 79+02, 79+10 in covers (Germans look pretty wearing orange!)
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So only 7 NH90s noted.
All s/n visual.
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Tourist tips:
Walking the fence makes our German friends very nervous, (Dutch) patrols asked us several times to stay back from the fence.
For minimal annoyance and exposure (and maximum foto opportunity) walk the path all the way to the back and take the 2nd or 3rd cleared grassy area left towards the fence.
Best foto's taken in the morning (sun in the back) with a small step ladder.
Also Staatsbosbeheer seems to be actively patrolling their jurisdiction around the base for illegal access by foot & vehicle.

Staatsbosbeheer was only active in order to protect the rutting time. It was not allowed to enter the parking lot of the Deelerwoud between sun set and rise. Nobody seen when I was at dusk in the Veteranenbos.

[Numbercruncher]

Now that the dust has settled again around Deelen, a big thank you to all those providing tourist information in this topic.
As one of those tourists I was able to execute a hit and run visit without any prior planning using the information here for a direct approach. Kudo's!
Grtz Robert W