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Netherlands suspends AH-64D Apache demo team for 2012

Netherlands suspends AH-64D Apache demo team for 2012

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has recently announced that their Apache aerobatic display team will not be present at air shows and other events this year.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force currently has cited insufficient resources and headcount to commit to running the team.


Source: Jeremy Parkin / HeliHub.com - 3 May 2011

Photo: The Netherlands Air Force Boeing AH-64D Apache (Photo by HeliHub)

(5/3/2012)


 
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