Welcome to Runway28.nl

Welcome to Runway 28. On this website you will find everything which is related to the modern military aviation. The reason why I have chosen the name of Runway 28 is simple. Runway 28 is the name of the main runway at the airbase of Gilze-Rijen. The hobby around the modern military aviation started a long time ago for me at this base. Nowadays, I still consider Gilze-Rijen as my home base. Because of this, there are a lot of pictures of the helicopters of the Defense Helicopter Command on this site. This website is my personal port- folio which is related to aviation photography. Runway 28 was launched in 2007. At that moment the website was not what it supposed to be. The development of this website from scratch until final product which is shown here has lasted two years at least. For me it was the first time I have built a web page like this. This web site became a comprehensive collection of photo- graphs and travelogues in the meanwhile.

In the trip reports section of this web page you can find story’s of my journeys in my own country and abroad. The trip reports are listed chronologically by year. The trip reports section tells us how I experienced the journeys in a personal style. Also they contain many informative aspects of units, locations and types of aircraft. Next to this each report contains an extensive photo report which makes the report complete. In the photo gallery I show especially my pictures which I’ve made at my own home base Gilze-Rijen and De Oirschotse Heide. Those areas are regular visited by me. Besides the pictures from my surroundings, I also publish my photos of reports that I've made throughout Europe which didn’t made it to the trip reports section. These series are not comprehensive enough for that section, but certainly worth showing here in the gallery. This site contain also an overview of all my publications next to al those reports. These articles may be published in several magazines but also they can be published on the Internet. The complete articles including the accompanying photos can most of the time be found in the magazines while on the internet most of the time only photos are published. Almost all articles which I have written for the magazines are also published on this website in the trip reports section. Enjoy reading these stories’s and watch the photo reports on this website.

With Kind Regards, Alex van Noye

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Exercise Steadfast Noon 2011

Practicing the Nuclear Scenario; Volkel, October 3 – 4, 2011

The exercise Steadfast Noon 2011 took place from September 28, 2011 until October 6, 2011 at Volkel Air Base. The purpose of this exercise was to train the ground crew in handling with nuclear weapons. The presence of these U.S. weapons in Europe has never officially been confirmed or denied. A total of 7 units in Europe are prepared for this scenario. The Cold War is already over for many years, but these scenarios remain a part of contemporary war scenarios. The atmosphere around the exercise is very secretive.

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Flugtag Niederstetten

THR-30; Niederstetten, September 17, 2011

On Saturday, September 17, 2011, I attended the Flugtag of Nieder- stetten. It was the first time that I made a visit to this base in the south of Germany. There were demonstrations given by the German Army helicopters during this day. The Airpower Demo was one of the best I had ever seen. The German Air Base of Niederstetten is located 4 km east of the city Niederstetten in northern Baden-Wurttemberg, Ger- many. The construction of the air base was completed in 1936 by the Luftwaffe. It was the first time I visited Niederstetten.

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Luchtmacht Open Dagen 2011

The Future is in the Air; Leeuwarden, September 15, 2011

The Open House of the Dutch Air Force was also this year on my program. This edition of the Open House was held at Leeuwarden Air Base. On Thursday, September 15, I attended the spotters day which is held the day before the Open House. All the participants of the airshow will arrive during this day. Slogan for this year's Open House was; "The Future is in the Air." With this slogan the Air Force wants to show that it indeed has a future during these times of economic crisis. The Air Force will change its direction of its policy in the next few years.

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