H16/OT-ARP 3016 1 Wing – travelling exhibit; last noted 9/18
H20/OT-ATB 3020 1 Wing – last reported 10/17
H21/OT-ATC 3021 1 Wing – last reported 2/19
H22/OT-ATD 3022 1 Wing – last reported 4/18
H23/OT-ATE 3023 1 Wing – last reported 10/17
H24/OT-ATF 3024 1 Wing – last reported 5/18
H25/OT-ATG 3025 1 Wing – last reported as stored 4/18
H26/OT-ATH 3026 1 Wing – last reported 4/19
H27/OT-ATI 3027 1 Wing – last reported 5/19
H28/OT-ATJ 3028 1 Wing – last reported 10/17
H29/OT-ATK 3029 1 Wing – last reported 4/19
H30/OT-ATL 3030 1 Wing – last reported 10/17
H31/OT-ATM 3031 1 Wing – last reported 4/19
H33/OT-AKA 3033 1 Wing – last reported 10/17
H35/OT-AKC 3035 1 Wing – last reported 4/19
H36/OT-AKD 3036 1 Wing – last reported as stored 10/17
H38/OT-AKF 3038 1 Wing – last reported 2/19
H40/OT-AKH 3040 1 Wing – last reported as stored 10/17
H41/OT-AKI 3041 1 Wing – last reported as stored 4/18
H42/OT-AKJ 3042 1 Wing – last reported 10/17
H44/OT-AKL 3044 1 Wing – last reported 9/18
H45/OT-AKM 3045 1 Wing – last reported 4/19
H46/OT-AKN 3046 1 Wing – last reported 2/19
Disposals
Serial msn Remarks
H01/OT-ARA 3001 registered as N504QA – cancelled 28/10/14;
scrapped by Air Salvage, Kemble, UK
H02/OT-ARB 3002 registered as N504TS – cancelled 28/10/14;
scrapped by Air Salvage, Kemble, UK
H03/OT-ARC 3003 Withdrawn from use and scrapped; last
noted Beauvechain 10/17
H04/OT-ARD 3004 To Benin Air Force as TY-32H
H05/OT-ARE 3005 registered as N504WG – cancelled 28/10/14;
scrapped by Air Salvage, Kemble, UK
H06/OT-ARF 3006 written off 27/6/08; cockpit section reported
to still be extent at Beauvechain
H07/OT-ARG 3007 registered as N504VS – cancelled 28/10/14;
scrapped by Air Salvage, Kemble, UK
H08/OT-ARH 3008 Preserved Brussels with Musée de l’Armée
H09/OT-ARI 3009 Reported as sold to Sudan – civilian use
H10/OT-ARJ 3010 Reported as sold to Helitec, Kassel and
stored.
H11/OT-ARK 3011 Sold as UR-BAAA
H12/OT-ARL 3012 Reported as sold to Helitec, Kassel and
stored.
H13/OT-ARM 3013 Sold as UR-CAAA
H15/OT-ARO 3015 Reported as sold to Helitec, Kassel and
stored.
H17/OT-ARQ 3016 To Benin Air Force for spares use
H18/OT-ARR 3018 To UR-YAAA
H19/OT-ATA 3019 Crashed 23/5/00; Fuselage became
instructional airframe at Saffraanberg;
believed scrapped
H32/OT-ATN 3032 To Benin Air Force as TY-33H
H34/OT-AKB 3034 Reported as sold to Sudan – civilian use
H37/OT-AKE 3037 To Benin Air Force as TY-35H
H43/OT-AKK 3043 To Benin Air Force as TY-34H
AMD Alpha Jet 1B+
With the closing down of the Advanced Jet Training School (AJeTS) at
Cazaux, the Belgian Alpha Jets are now up for sale. I have listed the
Alpha Jets with last known operational unit, but assumed as wfu, also
it looks like they are slowly filtering back to Belgium.
Serial msn Remarks
AT-02 B2-1014 AJeTS – wfu
AT-03 B1-1015 AJetS – wfu
AT-05 B5-1018 AJeTS – wfu
AT-08 B8-1024 AJeTS – wfu
AT-10 B10-1030 AJeTS – wfu
AT-11 B11-1032 AJeTS – wfu
AT-12 B12-1036 AJeTS – wfu
AT-13 B13-1039 AJeTS – wfu
AT-14 B14-1043 AJeTS – wfu
AT-15 B15-1051 AJeTS – wfu
AT-17 B17-1061 AJeTS – wfu350 Squadron “Ambiorix”
Operates F-16AM and F-16BM
80 UAV Squadron
Operates IAI B-Hunter UAV
10 Tactical Wing Base – Kleine Brogel
31 Squadron “Tiger”
Operates F-16AM and F-16BM
349 Squadron “Golden Day”
Operates F-16AM and F-16BM
Operational Conversion Unit
Operates F-16BM
15 Air Transport Wing Base – Brussels/Melsbroek
20 Squadron Tactical Airlift “Blue Sioux”
Operates C-130H Hercules
The C-130H fleet is currently up for sale and the type will be
replaced by the A400M
21 Squadron Liaison & Long Haul “Red Sioux”
Operates A321-231, ERJ135LR, ERJ145LR, Falcon 900B
Ops & Training Squadron “Green Sioux”
Utilises all types from 20 and 21 Squadrons
Competence Center Air Base – Beauvechain (Bevekom)
5 Squadron “Egyptian Falcon”
Operates SF.260D and SF.260M+
9 Squadron “Green Cocotte”
Operates SF.260D and SF.260M+
Search and Rescue Base – Koksijde
40 Squadron
Operates NH90-NFH
Heli Flight Marine
Operates SA.316B Alouette III
Heli Flight Marine comes under the administrative control of 40
Squadron. The SAR role will move from Koksijde to Ostend airport by
2023.
Belgian Air Cadets
Operates various glider types from the following airfields:
Bertrix/Jehonville
Florennes
Goetsenhoven
Weelde
Aviation AssetsI have chosen to list the aviation assets in a slightly different format.
First, I have listed those airframes known to be currently operational,
and also I have included instructional airframes, the logic being that
they are still used in an operational way to train engineers and aircrew.
Then they are followed by write-offs and disposals either through
preservation, scrapping or selling on.
Aerospatiale (Sud Aviation) SA.316B Alouette III
Serial msn Remarks
M1/OT-ZPA 1812 ex F-ZWBE; 40 Squadron – last reported 4/19
M2/OT-ZPB 1816 ex F-ZWBF; 40 Squadron – last reported
10/17
M3/OT-ZPC 1817 40 Squadron – last noted 10/17
Airbus A321-231
Serial msn Remarks
CS-TRJ 1004 ex EI-FDP, TC-OAL, D-ALAK; leased from
Avico; 21 Squadron – last reported 6/19
Agusta A109BA
Serial msn Remarks
H14/OT-ARN 3014 Instructional airframe at Saffraanberg – last
reported 3/17