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General
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Soesterberg is the oldest airfield in The Netherlands and birthplace of the Dutch Air Force. It has long been in use by the USAF, but the last F-15s left a couple of years ago. The Dutch Air Force used the base for the Fokker F-27 Troopship, but they also left the base. Nowadays, it is in use by the helicopters of the 298 squadron with Chinooks, and 300sq with Cougars and the last operational Dutch Alouettes.
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Around The Airport
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The Spottershill
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This hill is located at the landing of runway 27, it gives you an overview over the runway, but you can't see the hangars from here because it is surrounded by trees.
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The South Side
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At the south side of the main runway, there are two spots. As there is a small ambankment along this side of the field, it is necessary to stand a couple of meters above ground level. The first spot is next to the gas station and is on the grounds of a local sand moving company. The second one is at the small industrial estate a little further down the road, where there is a crash gate with a view of the flightline at the other side of the base.
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The West Side
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At this spot at the west side of the field you can see the shelters which are not used very often, but visiting aircraft will sometimes use them.
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Landing Runway 13
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This runway is no longer in use, but from this point you have a view of the flightline and hangars at the opposite side.
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The Museum
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The Militaire Luchtmacht Museum (Air Force Museum in English) is at the south side of Soesterberg town at the local military complex. It has some nice planes on display, including a DC-3 and an F-15. But most important, entrance is free! So you hav to go there if you're in the neighbourhood.
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Getting There
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 Public Transport Info
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You can take the train to Den Dolder to get to the spots 3 and 4 from Utrecht, Amersfoort or Baarn. A bus from Utrecht and Amersfoort is stopping in Soesterberg town for the other spots and the museum.
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Based
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298sq
CH-47D
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300sq
Alouette 3
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Neighbourhood Airports
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Schiphol
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Amsterdam International Airport |
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Hilversum
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A small civil field |
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Teuge
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A nice civil airfield |
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Lelystad
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A busy civil airport in the Flevopolder |
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More Info
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298sq
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The page of the 298 squadron |
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300 sq
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The page of the 300 squadron |
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MLM
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The Dutch Air Force Museum |
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SGHK
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The Spotting Group The Hillkillers |
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Preserved
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Various
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The Militaire Luchtvaart Museum has a lot of planes preserved
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Frequencies
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129.925
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Tower
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359.575
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Tower
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122.1
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Approach
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345.075
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Approach
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123.3
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Final
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262.9
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Final
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290.9
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Final
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385.4
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Final
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122.1
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Director
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340.725
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Director
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344.0
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Director
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