Brussels Air Museum-Yesterday.

Septic, sorry no, I didn’t get any of the Invader. My camera was playing up, so I tended to stick to getting images of types which I hadn’t seen before. I’m over in Brussels on a fairly regular basis though so I’ll try to get back to the Museum as soon as I can.

Stieglitz is away but has asked me to thank all of you for your pictures of this Museum, that he has never visited (but I expect intends to at the earliest opportunity!)

Hmmmm

more likely the jumo from Ju 88 looking at the engine bearers
compare with this pic of jumo 213 from fw 190 d9 at Gatow

Could the engine be a Daimler-Benz 600-series? 12-cylinder inverted Vee . . .

I thought that at first it could have been a BMW-801 (from a Focke-Wulf) until I saw the exhausts at the bottom. Is that an annular radiator at the front?? Are we looking at a Jumo engine from a Focke-Wulf 190D??

I keep wondering how many people are thinking “What is that Fighter Collection aircraft doing in the Brussells museum?”

MH

Could the engine be a Daimler-Benz 600-series? 12-cylinder inverted Vee . . .

I rather like the Spit XIV in Belgian markings!

What engine is that? Something’s tell me it’s rather Teutonic…

It was there when I visited in 1998

My mistake, Just found my pictures of it. Memory must be fading.

Did they have any engines on display?

I only took a photo of this one:

Thanks Steve Y, for the kind comments, did you manage to take a decent shot of the Invader, unfortunately for some reason I only took one photograph of the aircraft from the rear! if you could post one it would fill a gap.

Here’s my attempt at an Invader photo, taken in May 2003:

Great pics guys. Although I only went last year, I think you’ve made up my mind to put it back on my list to visit again.
I don’t remember seeing the Oxford, do you know if that is a recent addition?

Here’s a few more – these from my visit in December 2003.

No problem using my SLR or my pocket digibox, which I used with the pocket tripod I always carry with it.

It’s a great museum – but unheated. By the end of the day I’d lost all feeling in my fingers. Using some creative heating ideas, at lunchtime the local cafe did some real food rather than the UK plastic fare, of which the soup was very warming!

I’ve put a few of the other galleries in – there’s a couple of big boats (or small ships) as well as the illustrated tanks, drums, etc…

It’s a great museum – and there’s a car museum next door which I never got to. Good giftshop (if you read French… 😉 )

An essential visit.

Oh man! Is there anything they don’t have!?!

Thanks for the snapshots!

Todd 😮

Thanks for that advice Septic. I shoot Kodachrome slides and digital, so will take my flash. Thank God I no longer have to stuff it in my pockets or down my trousers 😮

Thanks Steve Y, for the kind comments, did you manage to take a decent shot of the Invader, unfortunately for some reason I only took one photograph of the aircraft from the rear! if you could post one it would fill a gap.

Albert, if you do go, take a flashgun, despite the photos looking bright the display area around the Brisfit/ RE8 is actually quite dark. I took many of the images at very slow shutter speeds as well as using the flash for others.

Septic.

I checked before my visit there in February this year, and was told by the museum that photography is now freely allowed; no prior permission required.

Thanks Steve. I’ve never been there, as I’ve heard about people being hassled for trying to take photos. I guess the flood gates are now open and there’s no point in them stopping people. Anyway, it looks well lit so no flash is needed. Must get over there!

Bump.

it’s rather chaotic in there, but it really is a fabulous collection.

Chaotic is sometimes good. It’s like sifting through an old garden shed, you just never know what you’ll come across!

Great pics Gary, thanks for posting them.

I visited them in 2000, and again last year, never had problems taking photographs. I might dig out a few tonight.

Engines…

Thanks for the reply Cees…I could only live on hope that another Sabre would have turned up there.

Dave