Beauvechain Air Base Day, Wednesday 7th May 2025

[David Moore]

Hi All,

Beauvechain Air Base Day, Wednesday 7th May 2025

* means I couldn’t identify it

Flying/Flightlines:

OO-XVI / SL721/GE-S Spitfire FXVIe
H-21 A109BA plain green
H-24 A109BA, wolf scheme with Belgian flag coloured eye design on fin, medevac fit
N4109C / H-210/H T-6G, ex SAAF 7727
FB-24 F-16BM spcl Vulture tail (didn’t land)
FA-91 F-16AM (didn’t land)
CT-03 A400M (landed, departed)
CT-08 A400M (landed, departed)
T-054 A330 MRTT MMF (flybys only)
H-46 A109BA wolf on a digital camo scheme, dropped Black Devils parachutists
G-12 MD-902 Federale Politie (grey) (didn’t land)
H-21 A109BA plain green
H-27 A109BA plain green
H-24 A109BA, wolf scheme with Belgian flag coloured eye design on fin, medevac fit
The three above performed a tactical demo with RN-07
FA-86 F-16AM (didn’t land)
FA-92 F-16AM (didn’t land)
FA-91 F-16AM made a couple of passes (didn’t land)
ST-18 SF260
ST-20 SF260, camo tail
ST-23 SF260, camo tail
ST-36 SF260
* ST-?? SF260, ground spare, camo tail


Outside Far Side Hangars (also flew):

RN-04 NH90 NFH
RN-07 NH90 TTH

On Field/Flightlines:

H-29 A109BA wolf scheme and 25 Years A109BAi marks (to static)
H-38 A190BA plain green
LB-02 Super Cub
LB-03 Super Cub (flew with PL42)
OO-YDI / PL42 DG-505 Elan Belgian Air Cadets
G-10 MD-902 Federale Politie “10.000 Flight Hours” (flew)
082 / YG Xingu French Air Force
F-HBVM / M red EC120 HeliDax c/n 1649
F-AYTG SE.313B Alouette II c/n 1741 Private, ex French 341
LX-FAB H-145M Luxembourg Police MBB-BK117 D-2 c/n 20294
OO-SVG / V-21 Stampe S.V.4 B
OO-ANO F152
OO-KOK Katana
OO-I28 SILA 450
OO-H32 FK-14
F-GVUN AG-5B Tiger
OY-PHK PA28
D-2410/YR Duo Discus


Glider Hangar, Royal Belgian Air Cadets

OO-YDI / PL42 DG-505 Elan
OO-YDJ / PL44 DG-505 Elan
OO-YJB / PL71 Grob Astir
OO-YJC / PL72 Grob Astir (outside)
OO-YJD / PL73 Grob Astir
OO-YTF / PL-88 Grob G103 Twin
OO-YTN / PL95 Grob G103 Twin
OO-YTO / PL96 Grob G103 Twin


Static:

FA-05 F-16A
ST-35 SF260
H-16 A109BA wolf scheme
OO-MMM Islander Coastguard, ex Belgian Army B-02

On Display:

FA-113 F-16A gate guard
ST-14 SF-260 on pole by hangar
H-23 A109BA by gate


Dump:

(CH-08) C-130 (no fin, engines or outer wings)
* A109BA (complete apart from rotors)
* A109BA (on belly?)
* A109BA (no engines or boom)
(G-03) C182R (no wings)
* Cockpit and fuselage sections from a small airliner type


Museum (Access was barred and I was told it wasn’t open on the day)

CH-13 C-130


In the morning I saw at Melsbroek

610 KC-390 Hungarian Air Force (still present according to FR24)


In the evening I saw at Dinant

(EG-162) / K-5K Meteor F8, marked ‘JPG-162’

Cheers, David