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2012-10-18

Fwd: The Ghosts of Saskatchewan

If the USA were the arsenal of the democracy, Canada was the Flying classroom of the Allied air forces. Many young airmen learn to fly there including Belgians. Again a fantastic article from Vintage wings of Canada.

Forwarded message From: Vintage Wings


Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators

Starting in 1940, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan blew through the Canadian Prairies like a summer hail storm. Massive training infrastructure projects meant huge changes in the economy, population, spirit and society of small farming communities just coming out of the Great Depression. Then, in 1945, they were gone. As some of these critical-to-the-war bases fade away for all time, we take stock of the fates of the BCATP airfields of Saskatchewan. Follow this link to see and learn more:
http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx

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Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada





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Video: "De Havilland: The Mosquito (1/3)"



BelgianAviationNews@gmail.com has shared a video with you on YouTube


Public information film tracing the history, design, development and combat roles of the infamous De Havilland 98 Mosquito fighter / bomber. (1 of 3)
©2012 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

2012-10-17

Return from KAIA; new special feature on Belgian Wings

Today the last troops of the Belgian Defence Detachment controlling Kabul International Airport (KAIA) returned from Afghanistan.
Have a look at the special feature on the Belgian Wings website by clicking on the picture.



Best regards,


Daniel

2012-10-16

Belgian Wings Website update: 16 October 2012


Best regards,

Daniel

Remembrance : Belgian citizens honour wartime RCAF crew (Memorial for Halifax HR872 LQ-K )

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Memorial for Halifax HR872  LQ-K
St Hubert 15/9/2012



See also http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/v2/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=13262

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Event : Aeropuce Le Bourget October 21 and October 22th, 2012 Aviation Bookshop will be there

Inline image 2Our preferred Aviation Bookshop will be in Le Bourget next weekend.
If you have nothing no more to read, search the book nobody else has in stock or discover new publications, the only address is http://www.aviation-bookshop.com/






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Aeropuces : see more here : http://www.museeairespace.fr/aeropuces/aeropuces-2012/

Picture Album Michel Feret Florennes - 24 juin 2012




Vous êtes invité à voir l'album photo de Michel Feret intitulé : Florennes - 24 juin 2012
Florennes - 24 juin 2012
24 juin 2012
de Michel Feret
Message de Michel Feret :
Bonjour
En ce temps de vacances , les visites de vacanciers s'enchainent .
Aujourd'hui il fait chaud ( 32° ) , et je prends le temps de vous envoyer
ces photos de Florennes prise par mon fils ainé par une météo déplorable
et très pluvieuse .
A +
Michel
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Video : Lockheed T-33 Operating Instructions


Uploaded by on Jun 22, 2009
Lockheed T-33 Operating Instructions - Part 1. The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948, piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2 then TV-2, and after 1962, T-33B. Despite its vintage, the venerable T-33 still remains in service worldwide.





2012-10-14

Video The Mosquito Flys - KA114 first flights

More Video's about the first flight of the Mosquito in New Zealand

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Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940 1945 News:Remembrance Ceremony 2012 - Monument to the fallen airmen - Jubel Park - Brussels - Belgium - Mehdi

See pictures on http://belgiansinrafandsaaf1940-1945.blogspot.com/2012/10/remembrance-ceremony-2012-monument-to.html

Thanks to Mehdi


Aircraft Preservation : www.vintagewings.ca: The Moment - First Hucks Start in 70 Years

Inline image 1The Huck starter was also a standard equipment with the Belgian Air Force before 1940.
See also the pictures of Stampe SV-4 CG-OMD.

 Forwarded message From: Dave Poissant




The 'Hucks Starter' is news to me; some of our veterans may remember hearing of them years ago.  Quite an impressive feat of genius, engineering and machining. http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/381/language/en-CA/The-Moment--First-Hucks-Start-in-70-Years.aspx
There is now a working model at Vintage Wings of Canada.

Dave.

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News : Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe TE476: New walkaround at Belgian Wings

Belgian Wings' Scale Model News



Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:48 AM PDT


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2012-10-12

La Lettre d'informations aéronautiques Septembre-Octobre 2012 N°28

forwarded from : Jean-Jacques Lignier


Lettre N°28 infos aéronautiques du CDRH NANCY-OCHEY Septembre-Octobre 2012
58 page(s), pub. on october 3rd 2012
Les informations du Les CENTRE DE DOCUMENTATION ET DE RECHERCHES HISTORIQUES de la base aérienne 133 "Commandant Henry...
 See the publication




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Video Space WOW! September 21, 2012 - Endeavor Space Shuttle au dessus de Los Angeles


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Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Subject: WOW! September 21, 2012 - Endeavor Space Shuttle au dessus de Los Angeles


Bonjour les amis,

Enjoy !

Jean-Luc







Wonderful video of Endeavor over LA.

This is an extended view of the space shuttle flight over Southern California and the landing at LAX.
It was filmed by a woman who is a NASA photographer and was riding in one of the F18's accompanying the space shuttle.
Remember to open it to "full screen" to view...Speakers on, please.
Click on, or cut & paste in, this website address: 





Space : Belgisch Operations Center krijgt het ISS gedraaid

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Belgisch Operations Center krijgt het ISS gedraaid

ISSIn december 2012 zal het Internationaal Ruimtestation (ISS) voor de allereerste keer in zijn bestaan om puur wetenschappelijke redenen van oriëntatie veranderen. Het is het Belgische controlecentrum B.USOC dat deze primeur op zijn naam mag schrijven. B.USOC is verantwoordelijk voor het SOLAR platform, dat bevestigd zit aan de buitenkant van de Europese Columbus-module. Het SOLAR platform huisvest drie instrumenten die de zon bestuderen. Eén van deze instrumenten, SOLSPEC, is ontwikkeld door het Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aëronomie (BIRA), in samenwerking met het Franse LATMOS.



2012-10-11

Report on the Koksijde Airshow 1968 updates at belgian Wings

Over 10 new pictures by Robert Roggeman have been added to the report on the Koksijde International Airshow 1968 on the Belgian Wings website - Pure nostalgia.

Click the pic and have a look.

 Best regards,


Daniel

Brussels Airport ontvangt minder passagiers

Luchthaven Brussels Airport heeft tijdens de maand september 1,89 miljoen passagiers ontvangen. Dat betekende een daling met 0,1 procent tegenover dezelfde periode vorig jaar. Het is de eerste keer dit jaar dat de luchthaven een daling van het aantal passagiers moet aankondigen. Bovendien vertegenwoordigen de cijfers door het einde van de zomervakantie gevoelig meer aankomende dan vertrekkende reizigers. Het aantal aankomende reizigers steeg met 0,7 procent tot 0,98 miljoen eenheden, terwijl bij de vertrekkende passagiers een daling met 1,3 procent tot 0,91 miljoen mensen werd opgetekend. In deze groep vallen vooral dalingen met 19,7 procent bij de transitpassagiers, en 4 procent bij de transferpassagiers op. Deze categorieën vormden in het recente verleden de motor van de groei op de luchthaven van Zaventem. De vrachttrafiek kende een daling met 8,8 procent. Over de eerste negen maanden van het jaar is er nog wel een groei met 1,7 procent tot 14,7 miljoen passagiers en 1,2 procent tot 353.780 ton vracht. (MH)  Source: Express.be

Best regards,

Daniel  





2012-10-07

Video B-25 Mitchell

22. 9. 2012, NATO DAYS 22nd September 2012, Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, Czech Republic
B-25: startup, take off 1:44 and flight

Vintage Wings of Canada : Flying with the Professor


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Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators

A 260 knot Cross-Canada classroom in geology proves just the tonic for flagging spirits. Follow this link to see and learn more:
http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/377/language/en-CA/Flying-with-the-Professor.aspx

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Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada