313 Squadron

313 Squadron helps to save the real Tiger

Submitted on: 26 April 2011

313 Sqn raises money to save the real tigers313 Squadron decided to donate a part of the income from the spottersday to the spots foundation. Today we received news of what they used this budget for.

313 Squadron helps to save the real tigersSPOTS bought a quad for a unit in Russia who is protecting Siberian Tigers (only 400 left in

NATO Tiger Meet 2010 operations continue

Submitted on: 13 October 2010
NATO Tiger Meet 2010 A2A (photo by Bjorn Trotski)

Already progressing into the second week of the NATO Tiger Meet the OPS-tempo is kept very high. Still 1 day and 2 missions to go before we know who takes the Silver Tiger home! The daily COMAO's are flown over large territories and sometimes

NTM 2010 First Missions Flown

Submitted on: 6 October 2010
313 Squadron Specialy painted F-16 takes off for the first NTM2010 Mission

On Tuesday, October 5th the NATO Tigers took to the sky for their first NTM’10 missions, the AM missions provided the pilots to get familiar with the training area, and get some smaller scale training. While in the afternoon the first large COMAO

NTM 2010 on the way

Submitted on: 5 October 2010
211 TL, new full members of the NATO Tiger Association

On Monday October 4th 2010 the NATO Tiger Meet 2010 participants arrived at VOLKEL AB, which hosts the NTM for the first time.

The 2010 Tiger Meet will be unforgettable for at least 1 squadron, 211 squadron from the Czech Republic, during the

Operation Academy

Submitted on: 29 December 2009
Operation Academy flight line

An almost-mini-meet occurred on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, on the occasion of E.C 01.012 “Cambresis” inaugurating partnership with the French Air Force Academy class of 2009.
Along with 5 Mirages 2000C from Cambrai,

  • 2x F-16 MLU from sister

313 Squadron shows new display aircraft

Submitted on: 5 April 2009
313 Sqn Display jet

The Royal Netherlands Air force's F-16 display demonstration team is still hosted at 313 SQN.

This year team contains one display pilot, two coaches (313/311) and technical specialists from 313 SQN. Captain Ralph “Sheik” Aarts, 313 SQN, will

313 Squadron celebrates 55th anniversary

Submitted on: 13 November 2008
313 Sqn Celebrates 55th anniversary

On November 28th, 313 squadron ‘scherpgetand’ will celebrate it’s 55th anniversary.

Formed in 1953 as a jet training squadron. It wasn't until 1986 that 313 became an operational combat squadron

In the last 8 years 313 Squadron has been on