January 2008

Restoration coordination meeting

Voisin de Caters (Pictures gallery) (Project page)

• The tail wood elements are delivered and under assembly.

• Pierre visited ateliers Poncelet to prepare the wing covering

• Pierre finished the final drawings for the radiator.

• Bruno, René and Marcel working on masts supports.

• Meeting with the head of the Section to assess the date the aircraft must be ready.

• Maximum effort from everyone to be ready in time.

• Radiator parts found and delivered

• Final drawings ready for the radiator

• On search for linen to cover the wings, tail wheels and paint.

• A flight simulator of the Voisin de caters under development

• Contact with a team working on a Euler project in Germany.

Dragon Rapide (Pictures gallery) (Project page)

• Marc, Claude, Bruno et Jean-Marc and Laurent working on the central wing sections.

• Wings covered and moved for store outside the workshop.

• Nicolas repairing problems with cockpit transparencies.

• Nicolas working on the instrument panel and the electric installation.

Tipsy (Pictures gallery) (Project page)

• Wings made ready for covering as soon as exterior temperature will permit it..

Mosquito (Pictures gallery) (Project page)

• The Mosquito is back on the ground by the Museum and air component personal. Eric acted as consultant.

• Original wheel axles reinstalled.

• Eric search and find exhausts for the Merlins.

• Second stick to be searched in Vissenaken

A-26 (Pictures gallery) (Project page)

• The work on the second engine goes continues.

Tipsy Nipper

• Vincent worked to prepare the display of the fuselage.

Bleriot Olieslagers

• Authorization to move the Gnome monosoupape engine near the undercarriage location.

Renard R-31

• Alain, Alain and Ferhat working on the fuselage.

• Alain D working on the tailskid and undercarriage attachments

Others

• The presentation panel for the Aviatic engine is installed

• The André Dillien lists were published. (see here).

• A lot of contacts for future actions around the B-25.

• New release of http://www.bamf.be/ almost completed.

• Decision to integrate Paypal in the new http://www.bamf.be/

• Regular updates on Belgians in RAF and SAAF in 1940-1945 since Serge is back

Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940-1945

• Regular updates on Belgians in RAF and SAAF in 1940-1945 since Serge is back

• Contacts with Michel de Norman

• 100 photos + logbook of Charles Moncheur, Air Gunner with 320 Squadron.

• Special page for the death of Cheval

Visit us at Barms site http://www.bamf.be/ http://www.bamfbamrs.be/ Belgians in RAF and SAAF in 1940-1945