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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Six Dutch surplus F-16's Transferred to Jordan

F-16 Fighting FalconAccording to the Dutch Ministry of Defence, this morning six Dutch surplus F-16's took off from Leeuwarden airbase, The Netherlands, towards Jordan.

The F-16s, each in a two-seater configuration, have been sold to Jordan in 2007 as a result of cuts.

During the past weeks, the fighter aircraft have been prepared for the transfer at the Logistics Centre in Woensdrecht.

Technicians from Jordan took part in this work. Subsequently, acceptance flights have been carried out during the past days at Leeuwarden by Dutch pilots and with pilots of the Jordanian Air Force in the back seats.

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