NATO Secretary General visits Belgian Air Force Base

The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited the Belgian Air Force Base of Kleine Brogel on Thursday, 7 June at the invitation of the Belgian Minister of Defence Pieter De Crem. The Secretary General thanked all the service members of the air base for their significant role in NATO-led missions and operations, from the Balkans to the Baltics, from Afghanistan to Libya.

Bomber Command Memorial : Halifax OW-M

Dankje wel dirk

Some years ago, some members of Wings of Memory were instrumental in the recovery of the Handley Page Halifax OW-M. Metal from this aircraft is now included in the Bomber Command Memorial monument in London.





The crew of OW-M is remembered in Geraardsbergen by a monument (thx  Stefan)

2012/6/7 from Dirk De Quick  

Aluminium van de Halifax OW-M verwerkt in het Bomber Command Memorial in Londen.

Deze Halifax werd geborgen dank zij de inzet en organisatie van diverse Wings Of Memory leden, waaronder Stefan Delannoit.

Een monument voor de bemanning van de Halifax OW-M is steeds te bezoeken in Geraardsbergen.

http://www.bombercommand.com/the-memorial

http://www.wingsofmemory.be/Ned/OWM.html

Video Bomber Command

WWII Heavy Bomber Avro Lancaster in Colour R.A.F.

Halifax Aircraft

Watch the crew climb aboard then start the engines before takeing off and doing a beat up before setting course.