Low Flying Area 5 (Gebied Laag Vliegen-GLV5 Oirschotse Heide)
The Netherlands
Photographic Logs for 2019
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Boeing AH-64DN Apache with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) based at Gilze-Rijen.

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Thursday October 10, 2019 On my fourth and the only sunny day of a very quiet week at GLV-5 I feel very lucky to have witnessed some dramatic flying by the friendly aircrew of AH-64 Apache.
Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) based at Gilze-Rijen.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing AH-64DN Apache (Q-18) with 301 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: AH-64DN Apache with 301 squadron based at Gilze Rijen.
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Left to right: AH-64DN Apache with 301 squadron based at Gilze Rijen.
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Left to right: AH-64DN Apache with 301 squadron based at Gilze Rijen.
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Left to right: AH-64DN Apache with 301 squadron based at Gilze Rijen.
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Left to right: AH-64DN Apache with 301 squadron based at Gilze Rijen.

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Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-102) using callsign 'Ghost 3' with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht). D-102 was retired from service in October 2021.
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Wednesday October 9, 2019 Tuesday was a blank but today was saved by a mid-afternoon Chinook dropping in to a remote confined landing area twice which was a challenge to get to in time. Dull with light rain over most of the day.
Left to right: Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-102) using callsign 'Ghost 3' with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) based at Gilze-Rijen.
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Left to right: Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-102) using callsign 'Ghost 3' with 298 Squadron.

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Monday October 7, 2019 A dull cloudy and productive day on GLV-5 with a pair of Chinook spending many hours in confined landing area and conducting sandy brown-out landings and some very impressive dynamic low flying at treetop heights.
Left to right: Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) based at Gilze-Rijen. D-664 was retired from service in April 2021.
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Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) based at Gilze-Rijen.
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Left to right: Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Left to right: Boeing CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron approaching the touchdown point.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron.
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CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron approaching the touchdown point for the third time on sand.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron.
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CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron approaching the touchdown point in the brush.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-664) with 298 Squadron.
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CH-47D Chinook (D-102) with 298 Squadron departing at low level from the drop zone.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-102) with 298 Squadron.
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Left to right: CH-47D Chinook (D-102) with 298 Squadron.

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GLV-5 is really an area for the ground forces to train.
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Left to right: Ground forces.
The AS532U2 Cougars from 300 squadron were night flying throughout the week. Departing Gilze Rijen at around 18:30 a Cougar each evening appeared to operate around GLV-5 from after 19:00 when it was quite dark. Each morning tell tale Chinook 'prints' were found in the sand.
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Left to right: Ground forces.