June, 15th, 2010, Another Mitchell boy is gone.
On June 11th, Edouard Goossens left us for his last flight. Thanks to André bar, we discovered the history of this airman a few months ago. Mr Goossens published a book about his evasion from Belgium and his odyssey in Miranda. (Information and illustration André Bar)
We will not forget him. (Information and illustration André Bar)
Bamf.be : Important notice (Fiscal deduction, FAQ)
A few weeks ago we received a document who concludes a long process to renew the fiscal deduction for donations. Our organization succeed in answering the questions of 3 different ministries and ensure our donators the gift they made, make and will make strictly respect the legislation and is 100% dedicated to our targets. All donations above 30,00 Euro made by belgian residents to BAMF are tax-deductible. This privilege (BAMF is, to the best of our knowledge, the only air-minded organisation benefiting from this status) has recently been renewed and is valid until further renewal, in 2013. Donations certificates for the year 2009 are gone with the post, they should be in your hands. We herewith take the opportunity to thank our donators for their confidence in our actions. Be sure our motivation and dedication is intact in going ahead with our targets whatever are the gremlins we meet. The information are available at http://www.bamf.be/?Fiscal_Deduction In the past our actions were sometime subject to misunderstandings. To clarify some points, we invite you to visit and read our Frequent asked questions Last but not least to answer some queries, the list of our board of directors is also now available on the website. A last word on our internet activities to thanks our monthly. 3000+ visitors. They were 3000 last month but some months, there were 8000 visitors from everywhere in the world who visited our (your) website. We are not yet reaching the number of visitors of long established and renowned internet site but with a rate of growth of 11% we are on the right track. These figures are not taking in account the websites we are hosting and supporting (Dispersals, bahl, André Dillien lists...).
Special Sales at De Krijger June 27th
The publications from De Krijger were during years one of the most important source of information about Belgian military history. The shop of Koen and his wife was the regular meeting point for many of us and De Krijger was the publisher of some of the finest Belgian authors still active today. Koen left us a few years ago. If you want to visit De Krijger maybe for the last time a special sale is organized on Sunday, June 27th, 2010, Boekhandel De Krijger in Erpe Mere opens its doors for (probably) the last time. Opening times : 14h-17h Dorpsstraat 144 9420 ERPE ( Erpe-Mere ) België This is your last chance to find the book your are looking for. 30% reductions will be given. (thanks for the information Dirk ASA Antwerpen)
Trips & pictures
Visits to Berlin. Last week Vincent visited Berlin. He shared us pictures taken at the Technikmuseum and the ILA airshow. Berlin can seem a distant destination but photos will show you that the journey is worth it. Belgian French Stampe meeting : A Belgian French meeting of Stampe SV4 was organized on the base of Cazaux ( France), where the future pilots of the Armée de l’Air and Composair are trained. SV4’s from the Stampe Centre of Antwerp were present. Information thanks to Guy Gudenkauf.
| Réunion franco-belge Stampe à Cazaux Jun 3, 2010
by Bruno (Thanks Guy Gudenkauf) |
| Vincent Jacobs Berlin ILA 6-2010
Berlin, Germany -Jun 11, 2010
Pictures taken by Vincent during his visit to ILA |
| Vincent Jacobs TechnikMuseum Berlin 6-2010
Jun 9, 2010
Pictures taken during his visit to the TechnikMuseum in Berlin (Germany) 06/2010 |
Video
The Imperial War Museum in London house treasures. For the B-25 project we acquired films (for private use only) relating to the Mitchell including films on B-25 ‘s filmed in Brussels. The services of the Museum are highly professional. The queries are replied within a few hours. Here following is a link to the B-25 films available at this institution.See also http://collections.iwm.org.uk/
Website update
A new  update of the lists of André have been just uploaded. 35 files updates more than 2800 pages about the Belgian civil registers, list of Belgian pilots and much more. Visit the lists at André Dillien lists
Cibles/Vizier
Cibles/Vizier : You can now subscribe to receive the newsletters of the Museum. Het Koninklijk Legermuseum houdt rekening met het milieu en de drukkosten. U wenst het infoblad "Vizier" elektronisch te krijgen? Stuur dan een mailtje naar vizier-subscribe@klm-mra.be zo blijft u op de hoogte van de laatste nieuwigheden en wordt u voor onze activiteiten uitgenodigd. Le Musée royal de l'Armée se préoccupe de l'environnement et du coût. Vous pouvez à present vous inscrire à la liste de diffusion électronique de la revue "Cibles" par courriel à cibles-subscribe@klm-mra.be Vous recevrez en primeur les dernières nouveautés et les invitations à nos activités.
Many happy landings.
Help
Since Many years, Daniel Brackx (www.baha.be) works on the fascinating history of the German aircraft delivered to Belgium after WW1. Some of these aircraft were captured but many others were delivered directly from the factories in reparation paid according to the Versailles treaty of 1919. Until now, Daniel identified 400 aircraft. He is searching any information which can help to complement this unknown part of our aviation history. If you can help, please do not hesitate to contact Daniel at brackda@gmail.com. Daniel is also looking for the serial number of the Spad XIII found many year ago at the Université du Travail in Charleroi and exchanged with the Bourget Air Museum. | 
and the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society (http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm
Our friends of the Belgians in SAAF and RAF 1940-1945
Pegase
From 1971 to 1994, the Mirage 5 was in use with the Belgian Air Force. The French fighter was maybe the most elegant aircraft ever used in Belgium. In 1992, the Belgian French speaking television network produced a TV show about the 42th squadron (Mephisto) flying Mirage 5BR in the reconnaissance role from Bierset air base. This interesting document was found on youtube and is a tribute to the Mirage 5 and the airmen who maintained and flow this aircraft. 
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