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2011-06-07

Belgian-wings.be : Special Feature : North American AT-6 Harvard/Texan

The total number of Harvard's of different types and sources used by the Belgian Air Force amounted at 148 machines. One could add to these some 14 aircraft which were used as spare parts resources and ten Harvard’s leased from the Dutch Air Force  (Nederlandse Luchtstrijdkrachten or LSK later KLu) to help out with a temporarily shortage on aircraft in 1948/1949.
More at http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/North%20American%20T-6%20Harvard/North%20American%20T6%20Harvard%20Frontpage.htm

Belgian-wings.be : News : 06/06 - Three Belgian Agusta helicopters participate in exercise “Italian Call 2011”

More than 450 persons of ten different nationalities (30 of which Belgians), together with some 32 helicopters participate since the end of May in the most important “rotary wing” exercise ever organised in Europe. The aim of this exercise is to enhance the interoperability between the European armies. Named “Italian Call 2011” the exercise is staged at Viterbe airbase in central Italy with the help of the European Defence Agency (EDA) based at Brussels...

http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/News/news%202011_2.html

TV Show 08/06/2011 Arte 20:40 : Aviatrices pendant le IIIe Reich

Aviatrices pendant le IIIe Reich
Dans les années folles, elles étaient l'incarnation même de la femme allemande émancipée. Puis l'arrivée des nazis au pouvoir les a contraintes à faire des choix.
ZDF © Axel Brandt

mercredi, 8 juin 2011 à 20:40

Rediffusions :
14.06.2011 à 10:00
Aviatrices pendant le IIIe Reich
(Allemagne, 2010, 52mn)
ZDF
Réalisateur: Bertram von Boxberg, Karin Rieppel

http://www.arte.tv/fr/semaine/244,broadcastingNum=1240414,day=5,week=23,year=2011.html

Thx Emile

Photo Album : Stampe Flyin Deurne 05/06/2011

photo album: Stampe Flyin Deurne 05/06/2011
Stampe Flyin Deurne 05/06/2011
Deurne, Belgium -
Jun 5, 2011
by yves duwelz
The ever successfull Stampe Flyin in Deurne
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Belgian-wings.be : News : 20/05 - A400M on track for early 2013 delivery, says Airbus Military

Deliveries of the A400M transport are on track to start in the first quarter of 2013, with Airbus Military expecting the type to reach its final operating standard around five years later. Major assemblies for the programme's initial production aircraft, MSN7, will arrive at the company's final assembly site at San Pablo near Seville late this year. It will make its flight debut by the third quarter of next year, before being delivered to the French air force in an initial operating capability standard.

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Belgin-wings.be : News : 23/05 - BAFA & FlightSafety Int. launch an International Airline Pilot Training Program.

Ben-Air Flight Academy of Belgium (BAFA) has signed an agreement with FlightSafety International, whereby the VFR part of its ab-initio pilot training program will be conducted at the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida...

http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/News/news%202011_2.html

Belgian-wings.be : News : 24/05 - Belgian Defence sold its two Airbus A310's for some 700.000 Euros

The Belgian Ministry of Defence has sold its two Airbus A310 airliner/transport aircraft operated by the Melsbroek based 15th Wing up to last year.  The two A310 had accumulated 35.000 flight hours some 19.942 of which in Belgian Air Force service. Aircraft CA-02 was withdraw from use on August 24th, 2009 while CA-01 bowed out of military service on November 18th, last year. (See Belgian Wings Special feature: “Belgian Air Force Airbus A310, the "Final Touchdown"” while details on their military career can be found in the Belgian Wings Military Aircraft Database).  Both aircraft including, spare parts and

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Belgian-wings.be : News : 01/06 - Brussels Airlines starts scheduled flights to Bamako in Mali

Brussels Airlines enters into Mali with the start-up of a scheduled service to Bamako. This vast West-African country will be connected to the Brussels Airlines home base, Brussels Airport, twice a week (on Wednesdays and Sundays) through a direct and non-stop flight.  This new scheduled service will be operated by an Airbus A 330-300

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Belgian-wings.be : News : 01/06 - Brussels Airlines adds non stop flights to Kinshasa and increases frequency to Abidjan

On top of its 5 weekly flights with a short intermediary stop, Brussels Airlines will offer direct and non-stop flights between Brussels and DR Congo every Wednesday and Saturday during the months of July and August. On these days, the full capacity of the Airbus A 330-300 flights will be reserved for the Kinshasa-Brussels route.... 

http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/News/news%202011_2.html

Belgian-wings.be : News : 05/06 - Belgian Defence sells 20 HeliOS observation

Belgian Defence has put up for sale some twenty HeliOS observation systems which were used on the Army's Agusta A109BA helicopters. As the number of Agusta’s will be reduced from the original 46 helicopters to 20 at the end of 2011 

http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/News/news%202011_2.html