SPOTTING AT EINDHOVEN; RNLAF KDC-10, A330 MRTT, Gulfstream IV, Ryan Air B738, De-icing of Tanker

[Redskin301]

During this cold day it was quite busy at Eindhoven Air Base. In the early morning some Ryan Air 737s came in and the Silk Way Il-76 landed. Also the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) was quite busy this day. In a window of one hour, the Gulfstream, the KDC-10 and a A330 MRTT were launched. The focus in this video is on the preparations of the A330 MRTT during de-icing and the launch of the aircraft. For the taxiing of the aircraft I moved to the head of the Runway 03 to catch the aircraft on the taxi track. Also The J-616 came by for a Touch and Go. It was for this F-16 its last operational flight before the aircraft would be withdrawn from use (wfu). All in all a pleasant and cold morning at Super Base Eindhoven.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Amazing that you could catch all these aircrafts in one (cold and cloudy) morning. Because of the J-616 this is actually a historic video. Also the ex-Martinair KDC-10 and A330 MRTT together in one video, i expect in a couple of years it will not be possible anymore. (T-235 was the PH-MBP from 1976, right?)

Btw, I thought that Ryanair would stop in november with flights from Eindhoven...

Anyway thank you for sharing this great video!

 

[Redskin301]

Thanks for the nice comment Sandhi. As far as I know the KDC-10 will be retired in June 2021. The T-235 is the only plane left of its kind, I will miss it. The J-616 was the oldest still in service F-16 in the Netherlands Ryan Air has Eindhoven not anymore a hub where planes are based. The only come in and leave within one hour nowadays!