Satellite and aerial maps of Soesterberg with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
---|---|---|---|
vlasakkers military exercise area , Utrecht | 4.7 | 080 | |
Hilversum , Noord-Holland | 10.5 | 307 | EHHV |
Rivierenland ziekenhuis , Gelderland | 28.9 | 159 | |
Harskamp , Gelderland | 32.0 | 091 | |
Amsterdam RAI , Noord-Holland | 34.7 | 311 | |
VU Amsterdam , Noord-Holland | 35.6 | 309 | VUMC |
Soesterberg |
1913 to 2008 | ||
52° 8' 0'' N 5° 16' 0'' E | ||
Cramped between the city of Zeist and th, Utrecht, Utrecht | ||
ICAO: EHSB | IATA: | |
Elevation: 88 feet |
Soesterberg is the very first air base of the Dutch Air Force. It was opened in 1913. After WWII Soesterberg became, as Camp New Amsterdam, home of the American 32 FIS (later 32 TFS) flying F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Delta Dagger, F-4 Phantom and F-15 Eagle.
Helicopter flying started in 1955 with the arrival of Hiller H-23B Raven. From 1964 the Alouette III was introduced and in 1975 the Bolbow Bo-105 was added to the inventory. The H-23B was withdrawn in 1965 and the Bo-105 were transferred to Deelen in 1979.
In 1996 the first CH-47D and AS-532 Cougar were introduced making the mainstay of the Alouette III leaving service. As the Alouette is very cheap to operate, a few were still on strength for Royal VIP flights.
List of units at Soesterberg |
List of aircraft and events at Soesterberg |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Type | Serial | Dates |
---|---|---|
CH-136 | 136225 | 15jun90 |
CH-136 | 136237 | 15jun90 |
AB204B | 225 | 20 |
MK81 | 281 | 16jan91 |
HH-53C | 69-5795 | 25jul07 |
UH-1N | 69-6606 | 20mar92 |
UH-1N | 69-6619 | 09apr91 |
UH-1D | 70+87 | 18dec80 |
CH-53C | 70-1630 | 12sep81 |
UH-1H | 73-22123 | sep94 |
UH-1H | 73-22127 | sep94 |
UH-1H | 74-22504 | sep94 |
UH-60A | 82-23668 | sep94 |
UH-60A | 82-23745 | sep94 |
UH-60A | 82-23751 | sep94 |
UH-60A | 82-23755 | sep94 |
MK88 | 83+02 | 22mar91 |
CH-53G | 84+68 | 29jul99 |
CH-53G | 84+75 | 21may91 |
CH-53G | 85+12 | 21may91 |
UH-60A | 87-24589 | 16sep94 |
SE3160 | A-246 | jun98 |
SE3160 | A-247 | 15mar05 |
SE3160 | A-253 | may19 |
SE3160 | A-260 | jun98 |
SE3160 | A-261 | jun98 |
SE3160 | A-275 | 25may02 |
SE3160 | A-281 | 09jan91 |
SE3160 | A-350 | 01sep84 |
SE3160 | A-465 | 02feb07 01jun08 13sep09 |
105CB | B-37 | 01jun08 22mar09 27jan12 |
105CB | B-39 | 05mar92 |
105CB | B-43 | 26nov91 |
105CB | B-67 | 05mar92 |
105CB | B-74 | 26nov91 |
105C | B-83 | 26nov91 |
CH-47D | D-102 | 18apr00 |
CH-47D | D-105 | 18apr00 |
CH-47D | D-106 | 07feb05 |
CH-47D | D-662 | 09mar05 |
CH-47D | D-663 | 23 |
CH-47D | D-664 | dec95 |
CH-47D | D-665 | 07feb05 |
CH-47D | D-667 | 22dec21 |
SE3160 | H-20 | 03apr11 |
MK512 | M-511 | 15sep06 |
OH-23C | O-36 | 79 |
105C | PH-RPV | 03apr05 |
105CBS-2 | PH-RPX | 07mar05 |
AS532U2 | S-419 | 29oct03 25apr05 |
AS532U2 | S-440 | 07feb05 |
AS532U2 | S-441 | 30mar04 |
AS532U2 | S-453 | 17sep04 |
AS532U2 | S-454 | 23may08 |
AS532U2 | S-457 | 07feb05 |
AS532U2 | S-458 | 23feb07 |
SA330E | XW207 | 29jul99 |
SA330E | XW208 | 29jul99 |
SA330E | XW222 | 21apr05 |
AH.1 | XX371 | 06mar91 |
HAR.3 | XZ588 | 09mar92 |
CH-47D | ZA680 | 16feb05 |
CH-47C | ZA680 | 16feb05 |
CH-47D | ZA681 / ES | 18apr00 |
CH-47C | ZA714 | 15jun90 |
CH-47D | ZA714 | sep94 |
A109A | ZE412 | 23apr91 |
AH9 | ZG889 | 05mar92 |