Satellite and aerial maps of Gilze-Rijen AB with nearby locations | |
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| Km | Bearing | ||
| 10.9 | 096 | Tilburg, Noord-Brabant | |
| 12.2 | 104 |  St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Noord-Brabant | |
| 19.3 | 174 | EBWE | Weelde AB, Antwerpen |
| 24.6 | 038 |  Verolme Scheepswerf, Noord-Brabant | |
| 26.3 | 267 | EHSE | Seppe, Noord-Brabant |
| 28.7 | 348 | Merwede Shipyard, Zuid-Holland |
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History of this Location | |
Originally opened as Molenheide, this is the oldest airfield in the Netherlands. During World War II, it was occupied as a Luftwaffe fighter base. After the war it became a training base but reverted to its fighter role in 1972. In 1995, the Tactische Helikopter Groep (Tactical Helicopter Group) took over the base. It is also the home of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht (RNLAF Historic Flight). 
List of units at Gilze-Rijen AB | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base |
| 2008/ | 298 Squadron | CH-47F Chinook 2012/ CH-47D Chinook 1996/ |
| 2008/ | 300 Squadron | AS532U2 Cougar 1996/ SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III 1965/15 |
| 1997/ | 301 Squadron | AH-64D Apache 2003/ AH-64A Apache 1998/01 |
| 1995/03 | 299 Squadron | Bo105CB 1975/03 |
| 1995/05 | 302 Squadron | AH-64D Apache 2000/05 SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III 1995/96 |
| 1953 |  705 NAS | UH-12B HTE-2 1953/63 S-55 H-19 1953/56 S-55 H-19 1953 dragonfly 1952/60 dragonfly 1950/53 |
Gilze-Rijen AB News | |
  #Chinook The first of 6 new CH-47F Chinook helicopters in MYII CAAS (common avionics architecture system) configuration was delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) |
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Operations | |
| Dates | Operation | |
| 23-may-18 | 06-jun-18 | APROC 2018 |
| 01-feb-53 | 17-feb-53 | Operation WaNo |
