News 2008 11 29

If this message is not correctly displayed you can read it at http://bamfbamrs.blogspot.com/index.html Provided to you by the Brussels Air Museum Foundation (www.bamf.be ) and the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society (http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm News 29/11/2008 Hello World,   The de Caters is finally completed, displayed and inaugurauted on schedule. You will find in the pictures section a full covering the aircraft final stages of construction and the successfull event organised by the Museum. A special thanks to Nicolas, Didier Waelkens and the Halberstadt team as well to Firmin Henrard team for their pictures and their contribution to the de Caters final run. Thanks to the PR of the Museum we can also share with you the press releases about the de Caters. (pdf in Dutch pdf in French ) In a few weeks we will release two booklets. The first will describe the de caters in drawings and the second will cover the history of the de caters replica construction. The second volume will also contain a CD containing all the pictures taken during the construction. Theses booklets are in first priority reserved for our sponsors and the bamf & bamrs members. The inauguration of the de caters was also the occasion to see in action the new lighting installed in the ww1 gallery. A new set of weapons is also displayed around the F-16. The special evening of December 4th will permit you to discover these new features as well as a lot of other attractions.   We are also happy to see Eric to come back. He is our "second" Eric but first in metal repairs. Eric is from Lourdes in France and work at Sabena Technics. He is helping us a lot on the A-26 & the B-25 and will soon organise training on structure repairs for us. This Saturday, the Bamf board of directors meet. Now with the de Caters in our back we can come back to our own projects. The B-25 is now in the final stages of anti corrosion process and the next steps are under planing. We have already a lot others activities on our short list for the near future and 2009. We will be present at the special evening of December 4th. On December 5th, the book of Guy de Caters will officially be published. A last word to please you to widely diffuse our news. If one of your friend want to receive it directy, he just need to send a mail to bamg-subscribe@googlegroups.com We hope to see you on December 4th. Pictures Voisin de Caters inauguration Brussels Air Museum - Nov 29, 2008 Pictures about the inauguration of the replica of the Voisin de CatersYou can find more details about this project at http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Bamrs/voisin-en.htm and http://www.bamf.be/ Pictures of the aircraft construction at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/bamf.bamrs/VoisinDeCaters# Hoping to see you soon View Album  Play slideshow If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/bamf.bamrs/VoisinDeCatersInauguratio Museum special evening 04/12/2008 Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall Brussels - Nov 29, 2008 by bamf.bamrs The next Special Evening will happen on December 4th. Luc and his colleagues prepared a lot of new features to present the Museum at his best. A lot of attractions are ready everywhere in the Museum. View Album  Play slideshow If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/bamf.bamrs/MuseumSpecialEvening04122008 Douglas A26 B Invader restoration : Eric is Back ! Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall Brussels - Nov 29, 2008 by bamf.bamrs In 2005, the two engines of the Invader were laid down for restoration for static display. It means corrosion was cleaned and coats of protection were applied. But the engine was not maintained for fllight.From April, 21th, the team prepare to install back the first restored engine. Note the crane and energy supply unit are fromp 1940's vintage. On Apirl 28th, the engine and propeller are back mounted on the Invader More on http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/B26/b26-en.htm View Album Play slideshow If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/bamf.bamrs/DouglasA26BInvaderRestoration Current & Future Events   Aviation Aces  November 13, 2008  until end of april 2009       See more at Museum Agenda         Museum Special evening 04/12/2008     See more at http://www.idearts.be/magazine/dossiers/nocturnes-muse03.htm Federal police Helicopter Video More information will follow   De Caters exhibition at the Museum De Caters exhibition in 's-Gravenwezel   www.bamf.be To join us, see http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm     Bamf Bamrs Pictures gallery    Aircraft at the Museum