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The end of an era.

Last week, the D type of the Chinook CH47 flew an last official flight for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The flight went to the training area on the Oirschotse heide, the GLV5, but also to its future owner, the National Military Museum, the NMM.

A representation of 298 Squadron took this opportunity to hand over a number of documents with information about this workhorse to Paul van Vlijmen, Director-NMM. The Chinook then left for the Logistiek Centrum Woensdrecht, where it will be prepared to be included in the collection of the NMM at the end of 2022 and exhibited to the public.

The end of an era, the CH47D Chiniook in the service of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

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GLV-5 2017 : RNLAF CH-47D D-101 by Hermen Goud Photography http://ift.tt/2wTXMHb

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There are several practice areas for helicopters on the Netherlands. This one is the Oirschotse Heide and is also called GLV 5. GLV stands for Area Low Flying and the helicopters of the nearby Defense Helicopter Command, DHC, of the nearby Gilze Rijen air base frequently practice here. The heather consists of a lot of sand so landings on a sandy underground can be practiced well. The so-called brown-out is spectacular to see and it's a challenge  to keep the cameras free of sand and dust. We were lucky this time because almost all types of the DHC passed by. Chiniooks alternated with Cougars and Apaches.

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When we thought we were having the hottest day it got even warmer. Helicopter flying chilled, we caught this CH47 Chinook on GLV5 where the sand burned on our shoes