Airminded 25/04/2010 : Events St Ghislain - Geraardsbergen ceremo

 

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Links A B-25 Back to Belgium The B-25 saga in picture Van Cutsem Windels The Brussels Air Museum Fund The Brussels Air Museum Society   Belgians in SAAF and RAF 1940-1945 The  2nd Tactical Air Force Medium Bombers Association Newsletter page is updated. The back issues of February, May and August are now available on the website of the bamf at http://www.bamf.be/Dispersals/  Coming soon SZB909 des bombes sur St Ghislain 24/04 to 02/05/2010 Click on the image for details Including A B-25 back to Belgium display   Stampe Flyin 15-16/05/2010 Wissant / Audembert Spectacle Aérien le 18 et 19 septembre 2010.  par l'Association de la Mémoire de la Bataille d'Angleterre sur la Côte d'Opale

April, 2010                                                                    Events : St Ghislain & Geraardsbergen   This Friday April, 23rd the exhibition "SZB909 des bombes sur St Ghislain" was inaugurated. You will find hereafter some pictures. This event was possible thanks to the years long researches of Philippes Gilgean. Thanks to him and his scale modeller friends who really made a good job to evocate the price of our freedom. If you are interested by the event please go soon as the exhibition will close on 02/05/2010. Dirk de Quick send us information about a ceremony and the inauguration of a monument in memory of the crew of the Lancaster JI-C (LL652) to be held in Geraadsbergen on May 5th. These young men are still alive in our memory. Thanks to the dedicated persons who help us remember their sacrifice. Please note the rendez-vous at 10:00 Address of the day : Moenebroekstraat, Schendelbeke-Geraardsbergen. More details here thanks to Dirk André Bar prepared the biography of Guy Hanze which is now availlable on the site Belgians in RAF & SAAF 1940-1945. Please click here and navigate to the windows "documents"   Bits & nuts This Saturday, our Friends of the Dutch SKHV (Stichting Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht) visited the B-25 in Grimbergen. They operate the B-25 Sarinha from Gilze-Rijen. Following the successfull move to Grimbergen the page of the project "a B-25 back to Belgium" is updated. If anyone want to sponsor our project, there are still leisure flights in Chipmunk of Piper J3 Cub to win. Visit the page to learn more  The Debongnies booklet continue to attract the attention of Aviation addicts with contacts in Germany, Austria & the Netherlands. Nicolas was contacted by Russian colleagues who are building a replica of the Farman HF VII. They were looking for drawings of the E.N.V. engine as the one used on the Voisin de Caters. Nicolas helped them. Our worldwide network is growing (in blue, countries where we have regular correspondants). . Thanks to Serge & Eric the Comic Strip page is updated with a lot of new marvels Last but not least, next week the book Baron de Caters ou la folie des volants will be availlable. We had the chance to have a look at the book and the iconography is exceptionnal.   Video Tipsy Trainer on Le Crotoy beach for "Centenaire Caudron 2009 en Baie de Somme" Centenaire Caudron 2009 en Baie de Somme Vincent working on the Tipsy Trainer G-AFJR December 2009 by JF Boucher Video by JF Boucher. Taken at the workshop of the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society, (Bamrs) Royal Army Museum Brussels in December 2009

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