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2014-02-26

Aerobuzz : ADP et l’ACF préparent le meeting du centenaire du Bourget

ADP et l’ACF préparent le meeting du centenaire du Bourget

vendredi 21 février

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Seul aéroport Parisien utilisé par les compagnies aériennes jusqu’à l’ouverture de l’aéroport d’Orly en 1952 et Roissy-Charles de Gaulle en 1977, Air France a installé son siège social sur l’aéroport du Bourget dès sa création, en 1933.
© DR
Aéroport de Paris se prépare à souffler les 100 bougies qui marquent l’existence du plus ancien aéroport Parisien. A cette occasion, sur l’aéroport du Bourget, une grande manifestation va se dérouler le 13 juillet 2014. Parmi les différentes cérémonies qui marqueront cet évènement, un grand meeting aérien est actuellement en préparation.

lire la suite : http://www.aerobuzz.fr/spip.php?breve3089

2014-02-25

Belgian Wings Website Update: 24 February 2014

www.belgian-wings.be

Best regards,
Daniel Brackx

De tentoonstelling "14-18, dit is onze geschiedenis!" in het Koninklijk Legermuseum vanaf 26 februari 2014.


Naar aanleiding van 100 jaar Eerste Wereldoorlog  opent in het Koninklijk Museum van Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis  een grote tentoonstelling "14-18, dit is onze geschiedenis!" die aan de hand van authentieke objecten, decors getuigenissen, multimedia installaties, films en sensoriële ruimtes de bezoeker toont hoe het eerste wereldconflict de 20e eeuw grotendeels vorm gaf.
Deze tentoonstelling is gerealiseerd door Tempora en werd ondersteund door de Vlaamse-, Waalse- en Brussels Hoofdstedelijk- gewesten die belangrijke subsidies toekenden. 

Verschillende opmerkelijk voorwerpen vormen de ruggengraad van het parcours met onder meer:  opmerkelijk goed bewaarde uniformen van alle legers die in België hebben gevochten, het origineel Duitse ultimatum dat op 2 augustus aan België werd voorgelegd, het Belgisch exemplaar van het Verdrag van Versailles, persoonlijke kledij en voorwerpen van koning Albert I en keizer Willem II, enz.

Twee rode draden lopen door gans de tentoonstelling heen. 
  - Informatie over de twee belangrijkste protagonisten van het conflict: de Belgische koning Albert I en de Duitse keizer Willem II
  - Getuigenissen van strijders en burgers die werden meegesleept in het conflict en observatoren uit die tijd. 
Voorwaar één der grote referentietentoonstellingen van de herdenkingen van de eerste wereldoorlog.

"Expo 14-18, dis is onze geschiedenis!" loop van 26 februari 2014 tot en met 26 april 2015 in het Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis, Jubelpark, 3  1000  Brussel

Meer informatie op www.expo14-18.be




Regards, 
Daniel Brackx
www.belgian-wings.be

2014-02-24

[vintage-and-warbirds] Info: Canadian Lancaster to the UK (2 flying lancasters in the UK this summer)

Forwarded message - From: Tom Meikle 

 
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-bbmf-to-host-canadian-warplane-heritage-museum-lancaster-during-visit-to-england-24022014

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster is coming to the UK
in August 2014 and will be seen flying alongside resident Lanc
PA474 at a number of commemorative events that recognise the
service of Canadian and British servicemen in World War Two.

Certainly something to look forward to !!

Tom
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Lancaster 2014 UK Tour



2014 UK Tour
February 24, 2014 - The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is pleased to announce that they will be flying their prized Avro Lancaster to England this August for a month long visit. The Lancaster will join the only other airworthy Lancaster in the world, owned and operated by the Royal Air Force's renowned Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), and participate in several events and activities while overseas.
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster will depart from Hamilton, Ontario on August 4th and plan to arrive in England on August 8th. The North Atlantic crossing will include en-route stops at Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada, Narsarsuaq, Greenland, and Keflavik, Iceland, prior to arriving at the BBMF, RAF Coningsby. Shortly after arriving, the Lancaster will undergo a scheduled maintenance inspection and then the Canadian crews will complete a short training program with the BBMF in preparation to participate in several air displays and fly pasts with the BBMF Lancaster and fighters starting on August 14th.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum President and CEO, Sqn Ldr (Ret.) David G. Rohrer C.D. who is a current Lancaster pilot, indicated that this year, "a rare window of opportunity was identified to bring the only two flying Lancasters in the world together as a special salute to all the veterans of Bomber Command, many of whom are in their late 80's or older now." It is also an opportunity for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum to fly together and showcase a flying display and tribute to all those who served in the time of need, in Canada, England, and the entire Commonwealth that likely will never be seen again.
Further details and a schedule of the entire trip will be finalized in the near future and released.
UK Bomber Membership
includes Lancaster flight over Lincolnshire
Flight in a UK Bomber
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster will also conduct a limited number of UK Bomber Membership flights from Humberside Airport while in England. This all inclusive membership includes the opportunity to be a crew member for a 30 minute flight in the Lancaster over selected historic airfields and bases of Lincolnshire, which is often referred to as Bomber County because of the number of Bomber Command Squadrons based there during the Second World War. We are limiting the membership flights to only 75. This is a "Once in a Lanc Time" opportunity and will not be available again
Each flight will have:
• 4 x UK Bomber Membership Seats @ £3,500 each
• 1 x UK Bomber Membership Cockpit Area seat @ £5,000 each
Flight dates: August 18, 19 20, 26 & 27 (3 flights per day: morning, mid-day & afternoon)
You can purchase Bomber Memberships online or contact our Flight Coordinator, Laura Hassard-Moran (Tuesday to Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm Eastern Standard Time) 905-679-4183 ext. 236 or at lhassard@warplane.com.

SBAP site update on 23-02-2014

Thx Serge for sharing



Dear aviation enthusiast,
This week on SBAP web site :

Events:

Wevelgem Airport...The past and the present
Located in the Flanders Fields, this military aifield
became after the wars a civil airfield. Along the years
this place groing up to become an international platform
Presented by Serge Van Heertum (History) & Bruno Ghils (Actual)


Archivalia : 

Belgian Air Force :
Sud Aviation SA.313B Alouette II & Douglas DC-6A

Sabena :
Sikorsky S-58C & Fokker F-27 400
Belgian Civil Aircraft :
R.S.V. 26/180-2 & DOUDLAS DC-6A
Foreign in Belgium

Grumman F-14A Tomcat & Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk
Coming soon:
Made in Belgium...Back to France
Cuba Aviation Museum
More archivalia

Don't forget to share our links with all your interested friends...Enjoy your visit
www.sbap.be
SBAP QR Code:

The SBAP team

Tentoonstelling De Meulemeester Brugge March 7 to 23

Thx Jean-Louis for sharing

André De Meulemeester: aviator, entrepreneur and painter

7 – 23 March 2014, Garemijnzaal, Belfry, Markt, Bruges

André De Meulemeester belongs to an exclusive club of illustrious locals.
Nicknamed “The Eagle of Flanders”, he was one of Belgian’s top pilots during the First World War, obtaining numerous rare national and international awards.
Practical Info:
Free admission.
Opening times:
Mo-Fr : 2 – 6 p.m..
Weekend: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m

Décès du Lt Col.Avi.e.r. Bobby Bladt

A great pilot and a great gentleman (picture from flying-zone.be)

Forwarded message - From: Jan Vingerhoets

Triste nouvelle reçue de la famille Bladt
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Madame, Monsieur, bonjour,
Nous voudrions vous remercier pour tous vos bons services accordés à Notre Papa durant  sa retraite.
Nous vous informons qu’il est décédé dans un service  annexe des cliniques UCL à Woluwe ce mardi 18-02-2014 .
Selon les dernières volontés de notre papa, les obsèques se sont tenues ce samedi  22-02 dans l’intimité familiale

Annie et Willy Dellisse - Bladt
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Droevig nieuws ontvangen van de familie Bladt
*********
Mevrouw, Mijnheer, gegroet,
We wensen u te bedanken voor de goede zorgen die aan vader werden gegeven tijdens zijn opruststelling.
We brengen u ervan op de hoogte dat hij op dinsdag18 februari 2014 overleden is in een van de diensten van de UCL klinieken te Woluwe.
Zijn laatste wensen indachtig werd vader op zaterdag 22 februari in familiale kring begraven.

Annie en Willy Dellisse - Bladt







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Video: "Empire of the Sun \\ P-51 Cadillac of the Skies"

One of the most beautifull aviation sequence with Ray Hannah at the control


Empire of the Sun [1987] - P-51 Cadillac of the Skies scene. With Christian Bale.

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Video: "Warbirds: Fury Of The Mustangs [Full Documentary]"






P51 Mustang...a hard hitting account of this aviation giant. Combat footage capturing gun camera kills of the German ME-109, FW-190 and even Hitler's Superplane, the ME-262 jet.

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GAR D-Day 70 - Pt.3 - Operation ARGUMENT: The 'Big Week' Bomber Offensive, February 1944





Elliott Marsh posted: "By early 1944, Operation POINTBLANK – the Allies’ Combined Bomber Offensive against German Air Force and industrial targets – was well under way, with the British bombing by night and the Americans by day. 20 February 1944 was the beginning of Operation A"

New post on GAR

D-Day 70 – Pt.3 – Operation ARGUMENT: The ‘Big Week’ Bomber Offensive, February 1944

by Elliott Marsh
By early 1944, Operation POINTBLANK – the Allies’ Combined Bomber Offensive against German Air Force and industrial targets – was well under way, with the British bombing by night, the Americans by day. 20 February 1944 was the beginning of Operation ARGUMENT, a week-long sustained assault against Luftwaffe fighter production in central Europe vital to the success of the forthcoming Allied invasion of occupied France. Elliott Marsh writes for GAR.