Brussels air museum + Beauvechain 06-04-09

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Brussels air museum + Beauvechain 06-04-09

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I had a nice day yesterday. I was invited by some friends to go with them to the brussels air museum to take some pics. Normally it's closed on monday but they know someone there who opened the doors for us. In combination with Brussels, they organised a visit to Beauvechain. You don't have to ask that twice!

In the museum there were some cockpits that were opened for us. Like the Dakota

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...And the boxcar...

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Some other planes

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cockpit from the mirage

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some more planes

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It was almost noon by then so we had to go to beauvechain. We were picked up at the entrance by our 'guide'.
He brought us to the mess were I could enjoy a tasteful steak with french fries
After that we drunk something at the bar of the meteo and than we went to the marchetti's.
I hoped to see the special paint but I didn't thought to find him outside in the sun!
Our 'guide' is the guy who made the paintsheme for this plane.

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the other marchetti's

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the hangar

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after that we went to the controltower were the meteo is situated at the first floor. We got some interesting info there.

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Than back to the 'taxi' for some A-jets!
There were two parked outside. One for tests and the other just standing there.

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We were surprised to see this one passing by!!!
There is written all over it

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the second A-jet

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after that we were allowed in the hangar were the A-jets are stripped

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From one hangar to the other. There were two fouga there. Second one is MT-49

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There were also 2 F-16's

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Some work of our 'guide'

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than to the hangar were the marchetti's are stripped.

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Our 'guide' had to go, so we went to the small museum on the field.

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Than back to the controltower
this one was on our way

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We didn't even get in the controltower itself. The man of the meteo came to say that two French A-jets were ready to depart.
We jumped in the car and drove to the jets. No taxi-shot's because we were driving to the runway for some close pics!

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the weather was dark at that moment :(

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Just after take off a C-130 made some T&G's

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Than back to the controltower for some interesting info and that's it!!

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Re: Brussels air museum + Beauvechain 06-04-09

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Nice pics Giel. thanks for sharing!!! :D :D :D :D

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Post by Sven van Roij »

Wow, a great report. You've made some nice shots!

Seems like there is a lot of dust inside Brussel's museum? And I didn´t knew that the Seaking´s engine and rotors where removed, that really is a pitty...

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Looks like you had a nice day. Did you see many Alpha Jets? Could you share the serials, please?
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Re: Brussels air museum + Beauvechain 06-04-09

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Ha! Seems like nothing changed at the museum the last decade or so :lol: (except for the Sea King of course). Nice pics! I especially like the Alphachetti.
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thanks for all the nice comments.
@ DJdeRidder:
two A-jets in front of the hangar are: AT-25 & AT-32
those inside: AT-12 ; AT-10 ; AT-03 ; there was a 4th one but I don't have any pics with a reg on it...
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They are planning a major overhaul of the museum. But money is the issue.
Time will tell, if it goes like planned.
I would like a major overhaul to have it look like the Automuseum across the parking lot.

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ps. It is a museum worth visiting still !!! And best of all, they have a Phantom :cry:
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