Aviation Group Leeuwarden

In 1931 it began with the formation of the "Committee for Foundation of an Airport in Friesland. The board of trustees' objective is proposed to give Friesland a private air terminal close Leeuwarden. This gathering is then neglected to accomplish its objective. It did however have an initial phase in the right bearing. After the passing of one of the individuals it got to be calmer around the organization. Just in 1934 the following stride was to put the formation of the "Frisian Aviation Association. Period 1940 - 1945: The Second World War During the assembly of Leeuwarden, the air terminal was monitored by a little gathering of warriors. In 1949 arrived the 323 Squadron at Leeuwarden. This squadron was framed a couple of months before the Twenty. The air ship that the squadron was flying was the Gloster Meteor Mk4. Around the same time came 324 and 325 Squadron at Leeuwarden Air Base. The Aviation Group Leeuwarden (short AGL) with more than 400 individuals is one of the biggest spotters clubs in the Netherlands. Albeit initially most individuals are from the region of ​​Leeuwarden Air Base, the AGL has now a lot of individuals who live somewhere else in the nation. The AGL every year composes different exercises in which individuals can partake, including outings to household and outside air terminals, affiliation night times, a yearly aeronautics tradition, and so on. Additionally individuals from the AGL can take an interest in exceptional spotters (mid) days before the AGL at Leeuwarden Air Base. The AGL is the flying magazine 'Full Stop' issued, which is distributed four times each year.