phantom II
Master at Arms
A build and some reminiscing ( from my part )
Where it all began for me.
Bierset AB. Belgium or now as it is know Bierset-Liege international airport :idonno
This is a very old place . The field was first used by Germany to replaire their biplanes during WW I and again occupied a by the Luftwaffe during WW II.
Destroyed as the Germans started retreating towards the last of the war.
The Americans occupied the ruins of what was then called airfield number A78 and repaired it for operations by units equipped with among others the Convair B-24 Liberator, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Martin B-26 Marauder. When the Americans definitively left, began the history of.
When the Americans definitively left in 1947, the Belgian Air Force decided to form a second fighter unit under the designation of 161st Day Fighter Wing and consisting of the Nos. 351 and 352 Fighter Squadrons.
Well guy, this is was my front yard . I was born and raised here . My primary school , the sand quarry and the cemetary where my ancestors were buried are all here .
The base has grown by around 50 % in the past . Long gone are the days where Gloster Meteors buzzed around my old house but I'm afraid they left me with the love for aviation .
So, enough said
Some plastic coming up .
Cheers, Christian B)
Where it all began for me.
Bierset AB. Belgium or now as it is know Bierset-Liege international airport :idonno
This is a very old place . The field was first used by Germany to replaire their biplanes during WW I and again occupied a by the Luftwaffe during WW II.
Destroyed as the Germans started retreating towards the last of the war.
The Americans occupied the ruins of what was then called airfield number A78 and repaired it for operations by units equipped with among others the Convair B-24 Liberator, Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and Martin B-26 Marauder. When the Americans definitively left, began the history of.
When the Americans definitively left in 1947, the Belgian Air Force decided to form a second fighter unit under the designation of 161st Day Fighter Wing and consisting of the Nos. 351 and 352 Fighter Squadrons.
Well guy, this is was my front yard . I was born and raised here . My primary school , the sand quarry and the cemetary where my ancestors were buried are all here .
The base has grown by around 50 % in the past . Long gone are the days where Gloster Meteors buzzed around my old house but I'm afraid they left me with the love for aviation .
So, enough said
Some plastic coming up .
Cheers, Christian B)