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Dutch F-16's intercept an SAS Boeing 737
February 17, 2006 (by
Lieven Dewitte) -
Two RNlAF F-16s intercepted a Boeing 737 on Thursday when Air traffic control could not establish radio contact with the aircraft. The SAS Braathens airliner was on its way from Malaga to Oslo.
Guided by the Air Operations Control Station Nieuw Milligen (AOCS NM), the F-16 were send sent around 18.00h to the airliner to identify it and to get in contact with the crew.
The F-16s broke trough the sound barier at high altitude, close to Drachten, thus caused a sonic boom.
After radio contact was re-established, the F-16s returned to Air Base Leeuwarden.
The Dutch Air Force is on standby for the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whenever there's a report of an unidentified aircraft, the F-16s are airborne within a few minutes.
RNlAF F-16AM #J-360 of 323 sqn is shot in front of a shelter at Leeuwarden AB in May of 2005. [Photo by Cristian Schrik]
The F-16s broke trough the sound barier at high altitude, close to Drachten, thus caused a sonic boom.
After radio contact was re-established, the F-16s returned to Air Base Leeuwarden.
The Dutch Air Force is on standby for the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whenever there's a report of an unidentified aircraft, the F-16s are airborne within a few minutes.
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