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Royal Netherlands Air Force

Royal Netherlands Air Force

Military
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913. Wikipedia
Founded: March 11, 1953, Netherlands
Attack helicopter: Boeing AH-64 Apache
Cargo helicopter: CH-47F, AS-532U2
Fighter: F-16A, F-35A
Motto(s): Latin: Parvus numero, magnus merito; "Small in numbers, great in deeds"
Multirole helicopter: NH-90
Size: 6,540 active military personnel (2021)