Belgian Air Force 2 

 

Fokker D.VII          F-10            (Flying School)

 Photographed at the Wevelgem flying school in the mid 1920’s.

Between 1919 and 1931, the Aéronautique Militaire used 35 Fokker’s D.VII out 75 received as war damages.

 (Coll. SBAP)

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash      (FR ?)          (42 Sqn)

 Piloted by Theo Teeuwen and photographed above a dense pine forest of Norway during a flight between Karup and Rygge. The photographer "Flash" was flown by Leon Ronsse

 (Leon Ronsse / 42 Sqn)

Lockheed TF-104G    FC04    (10 WTAC)

Driven by a "Tiger", the plane is wearing some tiger stripes but also a "devil" emblem at the rear of the fuselage in 1981

 (Coll. Johny De Visch)

AMD Mirage V BA    BA60    (8 Sqn)

Climbing at high level in the late 1980's. The BA60 was modified some months later to become the MIRSIP prototype

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Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star     FT11     (EPT)

Wonderful silver/dayglo colours in formation flight
above the clouds in the late 1960's
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Republic F-84F     FU190    (1 Sqn / 2 Wing Tac)

On the way to Solenzara during 1st squadron shooting campaign
in the mid 1960's

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Stampe & Vertongen SV4bis     V64 and V19        (EPE)

Both aircraft in black and yellow scheme from the Manchots team in 1969

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Potez CM-170R Fouga Magister    MT31     (EPA)

On static display at Florennes air base in 1961

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Lockheed F-104G    FX40    (1WCTT)

Back from a mission in 1975

 (Serge Van Heertum)

AMD Mirage V BD    BD11    (8 Sqn)

Equiped with supersonic fuel thanks at Bierset air base in 1990

 (Serge Van Heertum)

Supermarine Spitfire LF.IX    SM18    (Fighter School)

The Koksijde Fighter School flight line in the early 1950's

 (coll Jean Siccard)

Fairchild Swearingen Merlin IIIA   CF04   (21 Sqn)

In formation during the National Day parade 1992

 (Serge Van Heertum)

Brewster B-339B Buffalo      NX56 

At Newark airfield in 1940. The 40 planes ordered by the Belgian authorities never arrived in Belgium due the German invasion

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Nieuport-Delage NiD29C1  N°49   7/II/2

Photographed in the late 1920's at Nivelles airfield
with the squadron personal

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Fairchild C-119G  OT-CAJ / CP10  (15 Wing)

Photographed in the early 1970's, this plane is now preserved by the Dakota Historical Centre at Melsbroek Air Base.

 (Coll. Johny De Visch))

Douglas C-47B Skytrain    OT-CWE / K10   (15 Wing)

In flight above the snowy Belgian Ardennes in the early 1970's.
The plane was retired from service in January 1976.

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Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star     FT14     (11 Sqn)

Brustem Air Base flight line in 1979.
 Note the squadron insignia below the rear end of the canopy

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Republic RF-84F Thunderflash      FR4     (42 Sqn)

On the flight line in the early 1960's, probably at Beauvechain Air Base

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AMD Mirage V BD    BD12    (42 Sqn)

Special paint for the Mirage farewell held at Bierset airbase
on September 25th, 1993

 (Guy Liesse)

General Dynamics F-16B FB18 and F-16A  FA50, FA49    (1 Fighter Wing)

Special paint for the 3 squadron (OCU, 350 and 349) on March 4th, 1996 to commemorate the disbanding of the 1st all weather fighter wing of Beauvechain

 (Serge Van Heertum)

Stampe & Vertongen SV4bis     V6, V20 and V30        (EPE)

Formation flight in 1970. The V6 was destroyed in 1975, the V20 was sold the Canadian Air Force Aviation Club after retirement in 1971 and the V30 became the OO-MON also after its Belgian Air Force career.

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AMD Mirage V BD        BD16  

Delivered by SABCA to the Air Force in September 1973, the plane was lost in an accident on December 7, 1973 at Ouffet (Belgian Ardennes). The plane had only some 50 minutes flight hours.

 (Coll. Johny De Visch)

Lockheed-Martin C-130H Hercules  CH05  (20 Sqn)

In Sabena Technics hangar during a weight and balance procedure (2000)

 (Serge Van Heertum)

Alpha Jet 1B   AT25   (9 Training Wing / 11 Sqn)
Demonstration aircraft flown by Pat De Schrijver in 1996

"Pat" was the AJet demonstrator pilot between 1994 and 1999
(Serge Van Heertum)

Republic F-84F     FU22    (2 Sqn / 2 Wing Tac)

Above the clouds in the early 1960's.

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Lockheed F-104G  FX74, FX  and General Dynamic F-16A  FA10, FA??  (1WCTT)

The past and the future together at Beauvechain Airbase in 1980

 (Arch. 1st Wing)

Lockheed F-104G    FX09    (1WCTT)

The aircraft wears the "Mephisto" insignia during

the Royal Flush exercise held in May 1964

 (Arch. 1st Wing)

Spad S.XIII C1

Schaffen Airfield in the early 1920's

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Sikorsky (Sud Aviation) HSS-1 Seabat (S-58)      OT-ZKH / B8      (40 Sqn)

Last demo flight during Koksijde airshow in 1986

 (Serge Van Heertum)

Percival P.66 Pembroke C.51      OT-ZAK / RM11      (21 Sqn)

Landing during Melsbroek open door in 1976

 (Serge Van Heertum)

Gloster Meteor T.7  (ED28)

Landing gear problems on January 29th, 1957 for this "mulet"
happened during a test flight by Fairey at Gosselies airfield

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Republic F-84G Thunderjet  FZ100 / YL-T   (3 Sqn)

Taxi at Bierset Airbase in the mid 1950's.

In 1957 the plane was sold to the Danish Air Force

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