Canadian invasion in the Netherlands
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| RCAF CC-150 Polaris and CC-177 Globemaster III visit Eindhoven AB, Netherlands. |
Mid April 2021, the Halifax Class frigate HMCS Halifax went to the dutch military port of Den Helder in the Netherlands for some 2 weeks of maintenance.
The onboard helicopter CH-148 ‘Cyclone’ (a military variant of the Sikorsky S-92), with serial 148805 flew to the nearby Naval Air Station “De Kooy” (MarineVliegKamp “De Kooy”, ICAO:EHKD). During the stay at De Kooy, several local missions were flown by the Canadian crew in their CH-148 helicopter.
During this ~2 week maintenance period, some crew changes were performed and spare parts were delivered for the HMCS Halifax. For this logistical operation, two A310 (CC-150 ‘Polaris’) and one C-17 (CC-177 ‘Globemaster III’) visited Eindhoven AB.
This was a second ‘Canadian invasion’ of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to the Netherlands. In 1944/1945, Royal Canadian Air Force fighter aircraft were based at Eindhoven AB (then named airbase B73) after Eindhoven was liberated during the operation MarketGarden in september 1944.
The onboard helicopter CH-148 ‘Cyclone’ (a military variant of the Sikorsky S-92), with serial 148805 flew to the nearby Naval Air Station “De Kooy” (MarineVliegKamp “De Kooy”, ICAO:EHKD). During the stay at De Kooy, several local missions were flown by the Canadian crew in their CH-148 helicopter.
During this ~2 week maintenance period, some crew changes were performed and spare parts were delivered for the HMCS Halifax. For this logistical operation, two A310 (CC-150 ‘Polaris’) and one C-17 (CC-177 ‘Globemaster III’) visited Eindhoven AB.
This was a second ‘Canadian invasion’ of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to the Netherlands. In 1944/1945, Royal Canadian Air Force fighter aircraft were based at Eindhoven AB (then named airbase B73) after Eindhoven was liberated during the operation MarketGarden in september 1944.
Photos and text by Joris van Boven and Alex van Noye
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