Open House Geilenkirchen; Geilenkirchen, June 26, 2000

The NATO E-3 Sentry Fleet; Text and Photograph's by Alex van Noye

During the weekend of June 25 and June 26, 2000, a static show took place on the NATO airbase Geilenkirchen. There were several aircraft present from different European countries. Geilenkirchen Air Base is home to the E-3 Sentry fleet of the NATO countries. In addition to the Sentry radar aircraft, there are also two Boeing CT-49s stationed at this airbase. This aircraft is a military version of the Boeing 707 and is used for the training of the AWACS crew. During the small static at this airbase were aircraft such as a Spanish CN-235, a Dutch PC-7, a Turkish F-16C and some local aircraft captured on photo. After a visit to the airbase in the morning the trip to Geilenkirchen was ended.