1 Wing Historical Centre
Beauvechain, Belgium
October 13, 2024
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The 1 Wing Historical Centre (1WHC) site is found adjacent to Beauvechain air base on land that I assume was once part of the air base itself including the pre 1940 former farm building. Beauvechain/Bevekom AB hosted between 1946 and 1996, six fighter squadrons flying; Spitfires, Mosquitos, Meteors, Hunter IVs, CF-100s, F-104Gs and F-16s.
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Left to right: Gloster Meteor F.8 (EG-79 painted as EG-257 'SV-J').
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Gate guard, Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (FX15).
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Left to right: Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (FX-04).
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Left to right: Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (FX47).
Dassault Mirage 5BR (BR 10). The Mirage Pilot Association (MPA) on September 28, 2024 presented the fully restored jet to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the last flight with the Belgian Air Force. It had been stripped down and repainted to its original condition with 1 Wing at Beauvechain.
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Left to right: Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (FR32).
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Left to right: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (FT24).
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Left to right: Dassault Alpha Jet (AT32).
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Left to right: Fouga CM170 Magister (MT 35).
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Left to right: Fouga CM170 Magister (MT 48).
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Left to right: SIAI Marchetti SF260M (ST-11).
Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander (B-11 'LK').
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Left to right: Lockheed C-130H Hercules (CH-13).
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon (FA-18).
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Left to right: Sikorsky HSS-1 Seabat (B4 'OT-ZKD').
Aerospatiale SE.3130 Alouette II (A-46 'OT-ACG').
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Left to right: Aerospatiale SA.316B Alouette III (M-2 'OT-ZPB') Ex Belgian Marine Component.
Agusta A109BA (H41).
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Left to right: Hawker Hunter F.58 (J-4077) ex Swiss Air Force.
Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 21bis Fishbed-N (24+29 painted as 874) ex East Germany Air Force.