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  Danish Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The two services were joined in 1950 to form the Royal Danish Air Force (the Flyvevaabnet) [[3]] and the Spitfires continued in service until 1956 when the last serviceable examples were retired and all but two were scrapped.
One survived for a number of years in a children's playground and the one surviving instructional airframe was later restored to depict the number '401' Spitfire Mk.
The Danish Air Force currently operates a number of F-16 fighter planes, C-130 Hercules transport planes and various patrol planes and helicopters.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danish_Air_Force   (179 words)

  
 Danish Santa paid for reindeer's death - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
The Danish Air Force said Thursday it paid about $5,000 in compensation to a part-time Santa Claus whose reindeer died of heart failure when two fighter jets roared over his farm.
He complained to the air force, which agreed to compensate him for the cost of the reindeer and veterinary expenses.
The air force checked flight data and veterinary reports and concluded the planes had caused the animal's death.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/09/29/danish_air_force_compensates_santa   (203 words)

  
 Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group - CNAPG.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Jan1958 The aircraft was acquired by the Israelli Air Force and re-serialed as 112.
The aircraft was acquired by the Belgian Air Force and re-serialed as K5-K. The aircraft was re-registered as OO-ARU.
The aircraft was acquired by the Belgian Air Force and re-serialed as K5-K. The aircraft was acquired by the Brussells Royal Army Museum.
www.cnapg.org /meteor.htm   (2790 words)

  
 Aviation,selling military pilot and aircrew badges,wings and insignia of pre,WW1 and WW2. All countries, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Romanian Air Force 1930-1940 (Reign of Carol) observer badge.
Romania's Air Force started quite early and was only 5th nation to have operational war aviation service.
Air Force had held important status in the country and all personnel was considered sort of a 'social/military elite'.
anm.50megs.com /anm/Aviation.html   (2677 words)

  
 Sale of two Royal Danish Air force Gulfstream III aircraft.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Gulfstream III serial number 313 is certified under the Danish Air Force military Aircraft Register.
The aircraft was build and completed for the Royal Danish Air Force by Gulfstream Aircraft in Savannah GA. It has has served the Royal Danish Air Force since 1982 in maritime patrol, utility and transport role please see the following link, capabilities.
The aircraft is still in service by the Royal Danish Air Force and have therefore today accumulated a slightly increased number of hours and cycles than mentioned above.
forsvaret.dk /FMK/eng/Commercial/G-III/Sale+of+GIII+nr.+313.htm   (476 words)

  
 Special Operations.Com
Danish frogman use Klepper Kayaks and are armed similarly to the Jaegers.
The Finnish CT force (Bear Force) was officially created in 1978 in response to the then rampant rise of European terrorism.
The SSG is a small, handpicked force (formed in the early1990s) organized to protect important buildings and act as body guards to the Supreme Commander and other important officers.
www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/Miscellaneous/Scandinavia.htm   (1515 words)

  
 Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
In the winter time, when it was clear, you had a terribly deep blue sky due to the lack of air pollution, the white of the snow covered mountains and the deep blue of the water.
As the Air Force was turning over the weather balloon business to the Weather Bureau, I had to make a decision where I would go in the States.
To counter act this, the Air Force kept several large machines available that could chop a crashed airplane in large pieces, push the pieces off the runway so that incoming or out going airplanes taking off would not be delayed.
www.eusticefamily.com /air_force.htm   (6763 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Danish Air Force
A United States Air Force C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main theater airlift aircraft of the United States and United Kingdom military forces.
Aircraft engine manufacturers This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer).
This is a list of Air Forces, sorted alphabetically by country.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Danish-Air-Force   (362 words)

  
 Royal Danish Air Force to test JDAMs during Red Flag :: F-16.net :: The Ultimate F-16 Reference
The Royal Air Force plans to use the opportunity to test new technical systems, such as the JDAM precision bombs.
The Royal Danish air force is in the process of upgrading its fleet of 61 F-16s, and the first eight aircraft are supposed to be equipped with operational satellite guided technology by now.
Blue Forces are made up of units from ACC, Air Mobility Command (AMC), US Air Force Europe, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Air National Guard (ANG), United States Air Force Reserves (USAFR), Army, Navy, Marine Corps and allied air forces.
www.f-16.net /f-16_news_article1437.html   (444 words)

  
 Danish Air Force -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Danish Air Force -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
XI in 1947 -48, these being operated by a number of units from The Danish Army Air Corps and The Danish Navy Flying Service.
The two services were joined in 1950 to form the Royal Danish Air Force (the Flyvevaabnet) and the Spitfires continued in service until 1956 when the last serviceable examples were retired and all but two were scrapped.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/danish_air_force.htm   (130 words)

  
 The Royal Air Force - Airnorth Sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Currently, the sports events are contested between the German Air Force, Tactical Command, the Belgian Air Component (BAC), the Polish Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force Europe.
The Royal Danish Air Force competed until recently and it is hoped that they will return to the competition next year.
Each year, 5 of the 6 currently participating nations are responsible for organising and financing one of the AIRNORTH Championships between the air forces of the competing Nations, (each year one Nation is free from this responsibility).
www.raf.mod.uk /ans   (590 words)

  
 Air Force Technology - C-130J Hercules - Tactical Transport Aircraft
The Lockheed Martin C-130 is the US Air Force principal tactical cargo and personnel transport aircraft, and the C-130J Hercules is the latest model, featuring a glass cockpit, digital avionics and a new propulsion system with a six-bladed propeller.
The C-130J entered active service with the USAF at Little Rock Air Force Base in April 2004 and was first deployed in December 2004.
The aircraft is in production for the US Air Force (39 aircraft, the first of which was delivered to the Air National Guard in December 2001), the Royal Australian Air Force (12), the Italian Air Force (10) and has been ordered by the Kuwaiti Air Force (4) and the Danish Air Force (3).
www.airforce-technology.com /projects/hercules   (1172 words)

  
 DENMARK - BALTIC LINK 2000
Also, the Air Force SAM Group with 6 air defence squadrons and the Control and Reporting Group with 3 CRC.
At operational air force stations are stationed a number of flight squadrons.
Under Air Materiel Command a number of a number of main workshops, supply depots and the POL division are organized.
www.mil.se /pfp/BaltLink/padk.html   (234 words)

  
 Danish Air Force
XI in 1947 [ [2] ] -48, these being operated by a number ofunits from The Danish Army Air Corps and The Danish Navy Flying Service.
The two services were joined in 1950 to form the Royal Danish Air Force (the Flyvevaabnet) [ [3] ] and the Spitfires continued in service until1956 when the last serviceable examples were retired and all but two were scrapped.
One survived for a number of years in a children's playground and the one surviving instructional airframe was later restoredto depict the number '401' Spitfire Mk.
www.therfcc.org /danish-air-force-124307.html   (139 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Air force payout cures Santa woes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
The Danish air force has admitted causing the death of Rudolph the reindeer and has paid compensation to Father Christmas.
The air force admitted liability and paid him 31,175 kroner (£2,850).
But after the air force's decision he declared himself happy with the payout and said he was looking forward to this year's festive season with a new animal on his team.
feeds.copenhagennews.net /?rid=d0e5c01bcaf07e33&...   (218 words)

  
 Welcome to FREQUENTIS.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
The Air Material Command of the Royal Danish Air Force has selected the Austrian high-tech company Frequentis under the European tender procedure for the delivery of a Voice Communication System.
In January the Royal Danish Air Force awarded Frequentis a major contract to equip the Control Towers and the Approach Control Facilities at Karup and Skrydstrup Air Station.
The Royal Danish Airforce (RDFA) plays a central role in military activities, not least as a result of a recent tendency for military operations - even peacekeeping operations - to start in the air.
www.frequentis.com /Company/Press/!@default.html?K=66&N=297   (418 words)

  
 Company News On Call
The move is being done as a force consolidation measure and 721 Squadron will officially begin operations out of Aalborg AB on April 1.
Four other Danish aircrews and a cadre of maintenance personnel are currently in training in Marietta.
One of the missions of the RDAF is to conduct air transport operations for the Danish Defense Forces and other international operations.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/03-08-2004/0002124340   (733 words)

  
 Danish Air Force OrBat
The aircraft of Esk 721 are to be relocated from Værløse Air Base on 1st of April 2004.
Danish AF 080 arrived in the late afternoon on a VIP Flight to Valkenburg NAS, The Netherlands on 29th of September 2003.
The Royal Danish Air Force already flies with the S-61 since 1965, but they will be replaced by the EH-101 in the near future.
www.scramble.nl /mil/2/kdf/orbat.htm   (545 words)

  
 Brigadier General Hans-Jørgen Bjerge Pedersen, Royal Danish Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Brigadier General Hans-Jørgen Bjerge Pedersen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and graduated from the Royal Danish Air Force Academy in 1971.
He received undergraduate pilot training at Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, that same year and was subsequently posted to Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark, where he served as a squadron pilot on the British Hawker hunter.
He is a command pilot and a former fighter instructor pilot with approximately 3500 hours on 9 different military aircraft and has attended a variety of operational and intelligence courses in the USA, England and Germany.
www.nato.int /structur/airnorth/bio/bg_pedersen-daafbio.htm   (376 words)

  
 Danish Airmen honored by U.S. Air Force for Afghan service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Six airmen from the 721st Air Mobility Squadron at Air Station Aalborg were honored for their service in connection with military operations in Afghanistan at a private ceremony at the American Chargé d'Affaires Sally Light's residence in Charlottenlund, Copenhagen on Tuesday evening.
Five U.S. Air Medals and one U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal were awarded at the event.
In addition, the U.S. Air Force Commander of the 21st Space Wing, General Richard Webber, who presided over the event, paid tribute to four pilots and aircrew members who will make up part of the next C-130J International Security Assistance Force deployment in Afghanistan, including the 721st Squadron Commander, Major Henrik Kanstrup.
www.usembassy.dk /Events/2005/Winter/ISAF.htm   (319 words)

  
 Danish air force compensates Santa after fighter jets scare reindeer to death - Lissa Explains it All: Web Design Forums
Danish air force compensates Santa after fighter jets scare reindeer to death
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The Danish Air Force said Thursday it paid the equivalent of about $5,880 Cdn in compensation to a part-time Santa Claus whose reindeer died of heart failure when two fighter jets roared over his farm.
The air force checked flight data and veterinary reports and concluded the planes had likely caused the animal's death.
www.lissaexplains.com /forum/showthread.php?t=45097   (287 words)

  
 Home - Kimp dot org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
I moved to Barbados in the autumn of 1997 after I dropped out of the Flight School in the Royal Danish Air force where I had started a year earlier, with the intention of ending up as a F-16 fighter pilot.
I toyed with computers for a living for a year and then started in the Royal Danish Air Force, where I was for 1 year.
During my stay in the Air Force I discovered that there are other and just as important things in life than a promising career, so I decided to stop my education there, so I could have time for a social and private life too.
kimp.org   (421 words)

  
 F-16.net - Photo Library: Royal Danish Air Force F-16s
Royal Danish AF F-16A in recce configuration, equiped with the Pylon Integrated Dispenser System (PIDS) - a countermeasures dispenser in the outer wing pylons.
Danish F-16s, #E-597 and #E-601 low-level over the "Lillebæltsbroen" or "Little belt bridge" connecting Jutland (Jylland) and the Island of Funen (Fyn).
This photo is also used on the cover of the book "Vikings in the Sky" by Carl Bjerredahl and Capt. BJ Casello.
www.f-16.net /f-16_photos_album20.html   (173 words)

  
 Raytheon Delivers F-16 Mid-Life Update Trainers To Royal Danish Air Force
LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 1999 - Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTNA, RTNB) announced today that the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) has accepted two F-16 Mid-Life Update (MLU) unit level trainers, the first such simulators to be used by a European air force.
The F-16 MLU program is designed to extend the effectiveness of current F-16 A/B aircraft operated by the European Participating Air Forces for the next 10 to 20 years.
The two high-fidelity F-16 trainers supplied by Raytheon are enabling RDAF pilots to hone their skills in normal, emergency and instrument procedures; electronic jamming and countermeasures; and all elements of air-to-air and air-to-surface combat.
www.link.com /pr021599.html   (390 words)

  
 Royal Danish Air Force Exercises CC-130J Option   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
Lockheed-Martin has signed a contract with the Royal Danish Air Force for an additional C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft.
The Royal Danish Air Force will use the C-130J aircraft to support Danish Defense forces deployments and international forces as well.
The Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard units fly C-130Js.
www.deagel.com /news2?p=ns000104sl   (200 words)

  
 Air Force Times - News - More News
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — F-16 fighter jets from the Danish air force pounded four caves that showed signs of having been used by militants holed-up in a mountainside cave-complex in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
The jets used eight 500-pound bombs to decimate the caves Tuesday after members of the 82nd Airborne found evidence they had been converted into supply hubs or possible hiding places in the Adi Ghar mountain.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1566614.php   (296 words)

  
 Flying with the Royal Danish Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
There, they were towed from the dock in Aalborg, Denmark, to the Royal Danish Air Base north of the port city.
Five pilots and fourteen maintenance men were sent TDY from the 86th Fighter Interceptor Wing in Germany, to assist in the delivery of the aircraft and in the training and checkout of the pilots and ground crews of two Danish fighter squadrons - the 726th and 727th Eskadrilles.
And the Danish people, both military and civilian, were a delight to be around and work with.
www.sabre-pilots.org /classics/v82danish.htm   (672 words)

  
 New Zealand's source for oddstuff - strange, weird & bizarre news on Stuff.co.nz: Danish air force to pay Santa for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
COPENHAGEN: Santa Claus will receive $5000 in compensation from the Danish air force after an F-16 fighter jet frightened one of his reindeers to death.
Professional Danish Santa Olavi Niikanoff complained to the air force after a reindeer died with fright when a jet roared over the field where his animals were grazing, air force spokesman Captain Morten Jensen told Reuters.
"We acknowledge it was our fault and we have to pay compensation," Jensen said, adding that the air force regularly paid out sums of money to compensate for animals that die of fright when planes boom overhead.
www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3431264a4560,00.html   (223 words)

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