Last weekend the Belgian 15th Wing opened its doors in Melsbroek. Those who don't know Melsbroek, this is the military part of Brussels National. When you take off from 25R and are sitting at the right hand, the hangars you see: that's Melsbroek, home of the 15th Wing which is the transport section of the Belgium Air Force.
It's the 3rd time in 20 years they opened their doors and the occasion was always the anniversary of the in-service time of the C-130 in the Air Force. First time I went was on May 2, 1992, then September 28, 2002 and last weekend. Below some photos full of nostalgia and some scenes of this year's event. Most prominent advance in those 20 years is the artwork! Enjoy!
 |
| 20 years C-130 |
 |
 |
| 30 years C-130 |
 |
| 40 years C-130 |
 |
| Canadian C-130J showing off its fancy props to its older Belgian brother |
 |
| I wonder if that massive in-flight refuelling probe on top of this RAF Hercules doesn't make the thing nose heavy... |
 |
| Also 40 years in service: Falcon DA-20 |
 |
| The old-Aeroflot style livery on the 15th Wing 330 remains awful |
 |
| MD-900 Explorer |
 |
| Didn't know our Police was doing black OPS... |
 |
| It doesn't get more nostalgic than this DC-3 |
 |
| Up close and personnel to the business end of another DC-3 (Air France F-BBBE) |
 |
| Britten Norman Islander |
 |
| What am I? Another oldie, this time of the Armée de l'Air EMB-120 Xingu |
 |
| One of the newest registrations on the Belgian Public Register OO-NAG Tecnam P2006T |
No comments:
Post a Comment