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he Royal Danish Air Force was created on 1 October 1950 as an independent branch of the armed forces. It was formed by merging the Marinens Flyvevæsen (Naval Air Service), founded in 1911, and the Hæren Flyvertropper (Army Aviation Troops), founded in 1912. The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an alliance established in April 1949.
However, despite being one of the smallest of the current 30 member states, Denmark is one of the most active members. In the recent past, the Danish Air Force has been involved in almost every major NATO operation: ◊ In 1999, they took part in the Operation Allied Force, a military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
In connection with Valdemarsdag 2019, the 800th anniversa have painted an F-16 fighter aircraft in the colours of the D
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Photo: Royal Danish Air Force / Lars Richter
