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History for Lt.Col. Bob Verkroost

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Lt.Col. Bob Verkroost ("Body") - Active

3000 Flying Hours in the F-16 (as of 08 Jan 2004)
Current (or last) assignment: 311 sqn, RNLAF

First F-16 flight in May of 1985 at Leeuwarden after flying the NF-5 for two years. 312 Sqn at Volkel AB from mid/late 80's. DWIC-grad.

1985-89: Volkel AB (306 sqn and 312 sqn)
1989-91: F-16 Ready Team Twenthe AB (313 sqn) and Gize-Rijen AB (313 sqn)
1991-98: Leeuwarden AB (323/TACTESS)
1998-03: Twenthe AB (Ops O & Commander 313 sqn)
2003-05: Volkel AB (Commander 311 sqn)
2005-present: international staff officer/non flying job (NATO)

Bob Verkroost ejected from F-16A J-625 (311 sqn) while on low-level training in Goose-Bay, Canada. He was assigned to 312 sqn then. The crash was described in the Dutch Air Force "Veilig Vliegen" magazine. Later, he ejected from F-16A J-359 (314 sqn) just after take-off from Leeuwarden after an engine failure. This probably makes him the only Dutch pilot to eject twice from an F-16.

Milestone	Ranking	FlightDate	Unit(Airforce)
3000	95	08 Jan 2004	311 sqn (rnlaf)
First Dutch pilot to reach 3,000 hours. It took him 9 years to accrue the last 1,000 hours.
2000	157	Jun 1995	(rnlaf)

1000	715	May 1990	(rnlaf)

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