Hello,
Nicolas offered us a wonderfull Christmas gift. He updated the Brussels Air Museum Restoration site with information about the restorations. Thx Nico
RK952 was sold to Belgium on October 23, 1951.It receives number MB-24 ND-N with the Belgian Air Force and was the last Mosquito delivered to Belgium. It was put at the retirement on October 17, 1956 at Beauvechain.
The
Storch (Stork) was designed in 1935, did his first flight in 1936 and
proved to be one of the best A.O.P. communications aircraft used in the
past war. KR+QX landed at Äkesholm ( in the south of
Sweden) and later served in the Swedish Air force under the code
FV-3822. After many vicissitudes, it entered the museum in a sorry
state.
Built
at the end 1939 for the RAF (who called DH-89 "Dominie"), this DH-89
served various private owners before being donated to the Museum in
1973.
Evolution
of the pre-war BC, followed, the Belfair won the world record on long
distance flight for aircraft of less than 500 Kg with 945 km in 1950 and
2632 km in 1955. Two Belfair survived and are now being restored to
static condition.
Nicolas is looking for pictures of the Miles Magister before and during the restoration. If you can help, please do not hesitate to contacts us
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