Vintage Wings of Canada : Seven Thousand Feet and Falling

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Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators Sergeant Andy Carswell, a 20-year old Canadian bomber pilot on his fourth combat mission finds himself floating towards the German countryside, at night and in the dead of winter. Follow this link to read the gripping account of his bail out : http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada If you wish to be added to or removed from our lists, let us know.

Event May 14th to 25 th Open Benelux Gliding Championships St Hubert

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Arnaud Libeau posted in Belgian Wings Arnaud Libeau 7:13pm Jan 13 Dear friends ! The CNVV - Centre National de Vol à Voile is pleased to host the first Open Benelux Gliding Championships on the airfield of Saint-Hubert (EBSH). The championships will take place from the 14th to the 25th of May 2015! The registration is now open and we invite you to visit our page for more information and to follow the competition :-) Timeline Photos Les inscriptions pour l'Open Benelux Gliding Championships 2015 sont à présent ouvertes ! Rendez-vou...

LUC DUJARDIN - AVIATION & PHOTOGRAPHIE - ENHANCED AIR POLICING MISSION

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Il semble que notre mailing du 13 janvier ait connu des problèmes de transmission.
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Video: "Spitfire MK XVI - First Engine Run in 17 Years!"

Once the Spitfire of Raymond Cheval Lallemant Spitfire MK XVI - First Engine Run in 17 Years! by Fantasy Of Flight Our Spitfire MK XVI rolled out of the hangar for its first engine run in 17 years! I had been flying it after we opened Fantasy of Flight, but there was like an AD on the landing gear bolts and we grounded it. It took several years to get the proper bolts but by then we'd moved on to other things and it just sat. Well we've finally gotten back on it, and here's the first engine run we've done on her in 17 years. At first it didn't want to start. The mixture control is not marked on the throttle quadrant and I may have flooded it . . . so we came back later for another try, and we got it running. Here's the clip. We still have a bit of work to finish painting the newly covered tail feathers and hooking them all up. Also, Andy's been dealing with some leaky undercarriage legs and it seems we have a leak in the air system as the brake pressure didn't come up as fast as it should. Hopefully, we'll get all that sorted out and we'll be able to get it flying soon. KERMIT WEEKS ©2015 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

SBAP site update on 18-01-2015

Forwarded message - From: Serge VAN HEERTUM 

Dear aviation enthusiast,

This week on SBAP web site :

Archivalia:

Belgian Air Force:

Avro 504K & Boeing B-727-29C

http://www.sbap.be/archivalia/pictures/picturesbaf3.htm

Sabena :

Airbus A320-214 & Boeing B-727-2A7

http://www.sbap.be/archivalia/sabena/picturessab3.htm

Belgian Civil Aircraft :

Dassault Falcon 20 & Dassault Falcon 20C

http://www.sbap.be/archivalia/belgciv/belgciv03.htm

Foreign in Belgium : 

Sud Aviation Caravelle SE 210-10-R & C-160 Transall

http://www.sbap.be/foreign/foreign01.htm

Belgian Mini:

Hawker Hurricane MkIIc & AMD Mirage V BA

http://www.sbap.be/models/models.htm

Coming soon:Much more archivalia...

Be so kind to share our links with all your interested friends...Enjoy your visit

www.sbap.be

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The SBAP team

 

 

Best regards,

Daniel Brackx

Event Ransart January 24, 25th Aviation Bookshop will be there

https://www.aviation-bookshop.com/

Petition pour la sauvegarde de la caserne de Bastogne

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Chers tous,

Nous avons lancé une pétition pour la sauvegarde de la Caserne de Bastogne avant que la décision finale ne soit prise... donc trop tard à ce moment-là !

Nous espérons ainsi sauver au minimum le bâtiment historique du QG de la 101AB (19 au 27déc44) si la Caserne devait effectivement être fermée (la chance est grande puisqu'elle n'a plus de rôle opérationnel...).
Ce bâtiment était le centre nerveux de la 101Airborne lors de l'encerclement pendant la bataille des Ardennes

Merci pour votre support !

Bien à vous

Thierry CARDON

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Lu sur 7s7: Sabena: 850 millions d'euros réclamés aux Suisses

Sabena: 850 millions d'euros réclamés aux Suisses © BELGA Le volet civil du procès Sabena devrait reprendre dans les semaines à venir. Christian Van Buggenhout, le curateur de la compagnie aérienne faillie, compte réclamer 850 millions d'euros aux Suisses, annonce-t-il samedi dans L'Echo. La Cour de ... lisez l'article complet » © 7sur7.be. Tous les droits réservés.

Event 2015 05 08 : Fairey Battles Bouillon 75th Commemoration

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WW II AIR WAR RESEARCH PHILIPPE SAVE AVENUE EUGENE PLASKY 189/19 ,1030 BRUXELLES 02-735.75.86    0476-47.09.13

Pour info, Phil Message original- De : - MICHIELS - VANHORENBEECK Hi All, I'm back from a meeting of the City Council with the Civil Authorities of the Bouillon. The City wishes to pay tribute to the crews of Fairey Battles K9485, K9353, P2193  and L5514 shot down near Bouillon on May 12th and May 26th, 1940. The commemoration is to take place on friday May 8th, 2015. It has been emphazied by The Mayor that there was no better opportunity of paying tribute to the crews than to commemorate their sacrifice the very same day we celebrate the victory against nazism. I personnaly fully agree. He added that they were among the first to fall and payed the highest price during the dark days of the Allies. While celebtrating V-Day, we can not forget those fallen at a time it looked so in vain. It was not in vain. I also think that joining the beginning of the war to its end is meaningfull. Like the Alpha and the Omega. So exceptionnaly, the City traditionnal commemoration of May 8th will be hold in the little village of Curfoz. Civil and military Authorities will attend as local former WW2 soldiers. Metal plaques mentionning the names of the fallen ones are to be unveilled that day at each place of the 4 crashsites. I've contacted the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA belgian branch) which will attend by sending a delegation of both retired and active personnel. Regards, Pierre.