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Listing of aircraft operated by the Belgian Air Force

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Type Origin Role TOS WFU No.
ACAZ C.2 Belgium fighter 1926 1926 1[notes 1]
Aero Commander 560F US transport 1961 1973 1
Aérospatiale Alouette II & III France helicopter 1959 active 84
Aérospatiale SA330L/H Puma France helicopter 1973 1998 3
Agusta A109BA Hirundo Italy helicopter 1992 active 46
Airbus A310-200 France transport 1997 2010 2
Airbus A321-231 France transport 2014 active 1
Airbus A330-300 France transport 2009 2014 1
Airco D.H.4 UK bomber 1919 1932 34
Airco D.H.9 UK bomber 1918 1930 130
Airspeed Consul Mk.I UK transport 1948 1960 4
Airspeed Horsa UK glider 1951 1960 1
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I & II UK trainer 1946 1959 42
Ansaldo A-1 Balilla Italy fighter 1920 c. 1924 1
Ansaldo A.300 Italy bomber 1923 1928 74
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 UK fighter 1952 1958 24
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley UK bomber 1939 1940 1
Auster A.O.P.6 UK liaison 1947 1958 22
Avia BH-21 Czechoslovakia fighter 1927 1931 44
Avia BH-33E Czechoslovakia fighter 1929 1932 3
Avro 504K UK trainer 1921 1934 58
Avro 504N UK trainer 1934 1940 52
Avro 626 Perfect UK trainer 1934? 1940 12
Avro Anson Mk.I, Mk.12 UK trainer 1946 1955 13
Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.5 Canuck Canada fighter 1957 1964 53
Bleriot XI-2 Artillerie/Genie France reconnaissance 1914 1915 4
Boeing 707-320 US transport 1972 1976 2
Boeing 727-100 US transport 1976 1998 2
Breguet 19A2B2 France bomber 1925 1940 153
Breguet 694 France bomber 1940 1940 1
Brewster B-339 US fighter (1940) (1940) 0
Bristol F.2B Fighter UK fighter 1920 1930 73
Bristol Sycamore HR.14B UK helicopter 1954 1960 3
Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander UK transport 1976 ? 12
Bulté RB-30 Sport Belgium liaison 1939 1940 1
Central Centaur IVC UK trainer 1918 1940 6
Caproni Ca.335/SABCA S-47 Italy/Belgium bomber 1939 1940 ?
Caudron G.3 France trainer 1918 1928 72+
Caudron G.4 France bomber 1918 ? 1+
Caudron Simoun France transport 1940 1940 4
Caudron C.444 Goéland France transport 1936 1940 4
Caudron C.510 Pélican France liaison 1940 1945 1[notes 2]
Cierva C.30A/Avro 671 UK reconnaissance autogyro 1936 1940 1
Dassault Falcon/Mystere 20E & 900B France transport 1973 ? 3
Dassault Mirage 5 France fighter 1970 1994 105
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet IB, IE France/Germany trainer 1978 ? 33
de Havilland DH.60M Moth UK trainer 1946 ? 1
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth UK trainer 1946 1956 31
de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth UK liaison 1940 1945 2[notes 2]
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth UK liaison 1941 1953 1[notes 2]
de Havilland DH.89B Dominie UK trainer 1946 1951 7
De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly UK transport 1939 1940 1[notes 2]
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI, TT.3 & 6 UK trainer 1947 1956 11
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF.17 & 30 UK fighter 1948 1955 27
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Canada trainer 1948 1954 2
Deperdussin TT France reconnaissance 1914 ? 2
Dewoitine D.9 France fighter 1926 1935 1
Dewoitine D.19 C.1 France fighter 1926 unk. 1
Dornier Do 27J-1 Germany transport 1960 1977 12
Douglas C-47 Dakota US transport 1946 1976 42
Douglas DC-4 and C-54 US transport 1950 1969 2
Douglas DC-6B and C-118A US transport 1958 1976 4
Embraer ERJ 135LR Brazil transport 2001 ? 2
Embraer ERJ 145 brazil transport 2001 ? 2
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar US transport 1952 1973 46
Fairey Battle Mk.I UK/Belgium bomber 1938 1940 16
Fairey Fantome/Feroce UK fighter 1935 1935 3[notes 1]
Fairey Firefly II, IIM & IV UK/Belgium fighter 1931 1940 86
Fairey Fox UK/Belgium fighter 1931 1940 257
Farman 1910-1912 types France trainer 1910 1918 34
Farman HF.16 France trainer 1912 ? 4
Farman HF.20, 21 & 22 France reconnaissance 1912 1915 43
Farman HF.30 France reconnaissance ? ? ?
Farman MF.7/7bis/13/ France trainer 1914 1916 16
Farman MF.11/11bis/14 Shorthorn France trainer 1916 ? 34
Farman F.40, 40bis & 41 France reconnaissance 1917 1918 14
Farman F.56 France transport ? ? ?
Farman F.60 & 65 Goliath France transport ? ? 6
Farman F.192 France transport ? ? 1
FBA Type H & N France maritime patrol 1917 1918 5[1] [2]
Fiat CR.1 Italy fighter 1925 1928 2
Fiat CR.42 Italy fighter 1940 1940 34
Fokker D.VII Germany trainer/captured 1919 1930 35
Fokker F.VIIb/3m Netherlands transport 1934 1938? 7
Fouga CM.170R Magister France trainer 1960 ? 59
Fournier RF-4 & RF-5B France trainer 1993 ? 2
General Dynamics F-16A & B Fighting Falcon US fighter 1979 active 150
Georges Levy G.L.40 HB.2 France maritime patrol ? ? 6
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I UK fighter 1937 1940 22
Gloster Meteor F.4 & F.8 UK fighter 1949 1963 288
Gloster Meteor T.7 UK trainer 1949 1962 43
Hanriot HD.1 & 2 France fighter 1917 1926 79
Hanriot HD.14 France trainer 1921 ? 1
Hawker Hunter F.4 & F.6 UK fighter 1956 1963 256
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I & IIC UK fighter 1939 1940 36
Hawker Typhoon UK fighter 1946 ? 1
Hawker Siddeley HS.748 UK transport 1976 2002 3
Junkers Ju 52/3mge Germany transport ? ? 4
Koolhoven F.K.56 Netherlands trainer 1940 1940 12
LACAB T.7 Belgium trainer 1933 1935 1[notes 1]
LACAB GR.8 Belgium bomber 1936 1940 1[notes 1]
Letord Let.1 France reconnaissance ? ? ?
Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 France bomber ? ? ?
Lockheed C-130H Hercules US transport 1972 active 12
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter US fighter 1961 1983 102
Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter US trainer 1965 1983 12
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star US trainer 1951 1979 39
McDonnell Douglas MD 900 Explorer US helicopter 1996 active 3
Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard UK fighter 1921 ? 1 or 2
MD Helicopters MD 520N US helicopter 1999 active 2
Miles Magister Mk.I UK trainer 1946 1953 1
Miles Martinet Mk.I UK trainer 1946 1953 11
Miles Master UK trainer 1946 1947 1
Morane-Saulnier Type H France trainer 1914 1916 1
Morane-Saulnier Type L France reconnaissance/trainer ? ? some
Morane-Saulnier AI France fighter 1918 1924 3
Morane-Saulnier MS.35 France trainer 1922 1930 31
Morane-Saulnier MS.230 & 236 France trainer 1932 1936 29
Morane-Saulnier MS.732 Alcyon France trainer ? ? 2
Nieuport 10 France fighter 1915 1919 20+
Nieuport 11 France fighter 1916 1917 1+
Nieuport 16 France fighter 1917 ? 1+
Nieuport 17 & 23 France fighter 1917 1920 12
Nieuport 81 France trainer 1918 1922 5
Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 France fighter 1922 1931 108
Nieuport-Delage NiD.72 France fighter 1929 ? 3
North American F-86F Sabre US fighter 1955 c. ? 5
North American Texan US trainer 1947 1962 213
North American Harvard Canada trainer 1947 1962 ?
Percival Pembroke C.Mk.51 UK transport 1954 1976 12
Percival Proctor Mk.IV UK trainer 1947 1954 6
Percival Vega Gull UK trainer 1939 1940 1
Piper L-21B Super Cub US liaison 1975 active 6
Ponnier M.1 France fighter 1916 1917 10
Potez 33 France trainer 1931 1940 8
Renard Epervier Belgium fighter 1928 1929 2[notes 1]
Renard R.31 Belgium reconnaissance 1934 1940 38
Renard R.32 Belgium reconnaissance 1923 1935 14
Renard R.34 Belgium trainer ? ? 2[notes 1]
Renard R.36, 37, 38 & 40 Belgium fighter 1937 1940 3[notes 1]
Republic F-84E & G Thunderjet US fighter 1951 1957 167
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak US fighter 1955 1971 197
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash US reconnaissance 1955 1972 34
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c UK reconnaissance 1915 1916 ?
Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 UK reconnaissance 1917 1918 36
SABCA S.40E Belgium trainer ? ? 1[notes 1]
Salmson 2 A.2 France reconnaissance 1917 1918 1
Schneider Grunau Baby(DFS 49) Germany glider ? ? 6
DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter Germany glider ? ? 10
Short Type 184/225 UK maritime patrol 1915 1918 ?
Short 827 UK maritime patrol 1916 1918 4
SIAI S.9 Italy maritime patrol 1919 ? 1
Savoia-Marchetti S.73 Italy transport 1940 1940 8[notes 2]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.83 Italy transport 1940 1940 3[notes 2]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260MB Italy trainer 1969 active 45
Sikorsky S-58C/UH-34G US helicopter 1961 1986 12
Westland Sea King Mk.48 UK helicopter 1976 active 5
Siren Edelweiss France glider 1984 ? 1
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter UK reconnaissance 1916 1921 13
Sopwith Camel F.1 UK fighter 1918 1922 54
Sopwith Pup UK fighter 1917 1918 6 c.
SPAD VII France fighter 1917 1922 22
SPAD XI France reconnaissance 1917 1921 1+
SPAD XIII France fighter 1917 1928 37+
SPAD XVI France reconnaissance 1918 1921 1
Stampe et Vertongen SV.5 Tornado Belgium trainer 1936 1940 21
Stampe et Vertongen SV.10 Belgium attack 1935 1935 1[notes 1]
Stampe et Vertongen RSV.22/180 Belgium trainer 1928 1937 26
Stampe et Vertongen RSV.26 Belgium trainer 1927 1938 30
Stampe et Vertongen RSV.28/180 Belgium trainer 1925 1930 ?
Stampe et Vertongen RSV.32 Belgium trainer 1923 1932 17
Stampe SV.4B & C Belgium trainer 1947 1978 65
Stinson SR-9C Reliant US liaison 1939 1940 1[notes 2]
Supermarine Spitfire IX, XIV & XVI UK fighter 1946 1954 221
Swearingen Merlin IIIA US transport 1976 2002 6
Tipsy Bc Belgium liaison 1939 1940 1[notes 2]
Voisin III France bomber 1915 1917 7?

Captured types

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Type Origin Role TOS WFU No.
Albatros C.III Germany captured 1919 1921 2
Aviatik C.I Germany captured 1916? ? ?
DFW C.V Germany captured 1919 c. 1921 c. 2
Fokker D.VIII/E.V Germany captured 1919 ? 1
Friedrichshafen G.III Germany captured ? ? 1
Gotha G.V Germany captured 1918 ? ?
Gotha GL.VIII Germany captured ? ? ?
Gotha G.IX Germany captured 1919 ? ?
Halberstadt CL.II or IV Germany captured 1918? ? ?
LVG C.VI Germany captured 1919 1921 9+
Pfalz D.XII Germany captured 1918 1919 1
Rumpler C.VI German captured ? ? ?
Siemens-Schuckert D.III Germany captured 1919 1921 1

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prototype only
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Impressed

Citations

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Bibliography

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  • Charles, J.L., Les Forces Armees Belges en 1940-45, 1975, Brussels
  • Gerard, Herve, Histoire de l'Aviation Belge, 1978, Brussels
  • Jackson, Paul A., Belgian Military Aviation 1945-1977, 1977, Midland Counties, Hinckley
  • Mangin,Champagne & van den Rul, Sous nos ailes: L'Aviation Militaire Belge, son histoire, ses Avions, ses in signes, 1977, Arlon
  • Nemry, Par Serge, Du Sycamore au Sea King, Brussels
  • Pacco, John, History of the Belgian Air Force 1910-1990, 1986/1989, JP, Aartselaar
  • Schmidt & Dessel, L'Aeronautique Militaire Belge, 1914-1940, 1975, Brussels
  • de Vinck, Herve, L'Aviation Militaire Belge, 1980, Quest, Rennes, ISBN 9782858822614

Magazines:

  • Icare: #74, Vol.VII: L-Aeronautique Militaire Belge pt.1 & #76, Vol.VIII: pt.2
  • Air Classics 9 AC73JN12
  • Air International 9 75DE267 , 51 97JA50
  • Air Pictorial, 63MR64, 65MY158 [in Congo], 72OC392
  • Air Force Monthly o94FE31 [SN's] 97AP30 {F}
  • Coppen, Baron Willy, Belgian Aviation ... 1914-1918 Cross & Cockade Journal: Vol.5 No.4, Winter 1965, p.103/111
  • Terlinden, Major Michael, An Outline of the History of the Belgian Air Force from its Origins to 1918 ?, p.335/347
  • Flight International FI85SE28p27 {F}
  • Flying Review International 26FRI70AU54
  • World Air Power Journal 32WAPJ48 {Pix}

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