Valkenburg Naval Air Base
Valkenburg Naval Air Base Vliegkamp Valkenburg | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 52°10′00″N 004°25′09″E / 52.16667°N 4.41917°E | ||||||||||||||
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Valkenburg Naval Air Base (
Though officially closed as an airport, it still sees limited use for special events and by gliders and occasionally small piston aircraft, most from the local flying club Aeroclub Valkenburg. Current plans are to use the area for housing development, but part of the former air base may remain in use for glider flying.
History
Construction of the air base was commenced in 1939, but not completed before the start of the
On 25 October 1941, it was the airfield from which
After the war it briefly served as a home for the
In March 2014 Valkenburg was used as the home base for both police and military helicopters providing security during the
In January 2018 engineer Henk Hesselink announced that he plans to use the air base to launch drones using a circular runway.[5]
References
- ^ a b Abandoned, Forgotten & Little-Known Airfields in Europe (2012) Valkenburg, article retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ War over Holland, Valkenburg, retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Aeroclub Valkenburg, website retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Defensie Magazine - Valkenburg weer even militair terrein (in Dutch), article retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Circular runways: Engineer wants to use design for drones". BBC News. 7 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Valkenburg Naval Air Base at Wikimedia Commons
- Luchtsport Valkenburg (in Dutch)