CANADIANS IN THE
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id April 2021, the Halifax Class frigate HMCS Halifax underwent two weeks of maintenance in the military port of Den Helder in the Netherlands. The onboard helicopter CH-148 Cyclone (a military variant of the Sikorsky S-92) flew to the nearby Dutch Naval Air Station De Kooy (MarineVliegKamp De Kooy). While at De Kooy, the Canadian crew flew several local missions with their CH-148 helicopter. During this maintenance period, some crew changes were performed. Spare parts for the HMCS Halifax 140
were flown in from Canada to Eindhoven AB by two CC-150 Polaris (Airbus A310) and one CC-177 Globemaster III (Boeing C-17 Globemaster III). This was the second "invasion’"of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to the Netherlands. In 1944/45, Royal Canadian Air Force fighter aircraft were based
