Hilversum Airfield

The majority of flights are with smaller single-engine piston aircraft, either for training or recreational purposes.Though founded in 1939 with civil aviation in mind, because of the unrest in Europe, the Royal Netherlands Air Force took control of the airfield, using it as a base for Fokker C-5, Fokker C-10 and Koolhoven F.K.51 aircraft.On the 10 and 11 May 1940, the airfield came under heavy attack by Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft.After Germany occupied the Netherlands later that month, they expanded the airfield significantly for further military use.After the war, the field remained briefly under military control, but reopened to civil traffic in 1948.