10 Jun 2007
Last Six of 18 ex-RNLAF F-16 MLU Delivered to Chile
On June 3, 2007, the last batch of six former Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16 fighters departed from Twenthe AB in the Netherlands to be handed over to Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh) in a ceremony on June 7.
Flown by Dutch pilots, the aircraft routed via Gran Canaria and Brazil to Cerro Moreno Air Base, supported by a KDC-10 of the RNLAF.
The Netherlands sold 18 surplus F-16 MLU aircraft to Chile in December 2005. The first batch of three F-16AM single-seater and three F-16BM two-seaters were transferred in September 2006, followed by the second batch of four F-16AM and two F-16BM aircraft in April 2007. The third batch delivered now also counted four F-16AM and two F-16BM.
The FACh will operate the fighters from Cerro Moreno AB, supported by a on-site support team consisting of one pilot and nine mechanics from the Netherlands for the coming months.
Flown by Dutch pilots, the aircraft routed via Gran Canaria and Brazil to Cerro Moreno Air Base, supported by a KDC-10 of the RNLAF.
The Netherlands sold 18 surplus F-16 MLU aircraft to Chile in December 2005. The first batch of three F-16AM single-seater and three F-16BM two-seaters were transferred in September 2006, followed by the second batch of four F-16AM and two F-16BM aircraft in April 2007. The third batch delivered now also counted four F-16AM and two F-16BM.
The FACh will operate the fighters from Cerro Moreno AB, supported by a on-site support team consisting of one pilot and nine mechanics from the Netherlands for the coming months.
Source: RNLAF
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