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Stampe Fly-in 27 & 28 May 2006

This year we organised our 16th Stampe Fly-in.
The weather was terrible and so we didn’t got that much visitors.

Luckily we have some interesting planes based at our airfield, so we took them all out of their hangar and into the static.

Let’s start with some of the fourteen Stampes

This year we had two Stampe’s that had just made a test-flight after restoration.

OO-GWB (finished in first military BAF colours)
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-GWB.jpg

and OO-PAX (finished in colours of Les Manchots)
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-PAX.jpg

OO-SVB
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-SVB.jpg

Luckily on Sunday the weather was better and so we still had 3 visiting Stampes

OO-MMD
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-MMD.jpg

OO-VSV
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-VSV.jpg

Some of the other types that were present

HB-KEV Job 15, that made its first public outing after complete restoration with RAR (http://www.rar.be)
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/HB-KEV.jpg

Another interesting little plane that’s based at Antwerp is Mooney M.10 N9516V
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/N9516V.jpg

Also based are two Stearmans
OO-DBM
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-DBM.jpg

and OO-OPS
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-OPS.jpg

And Sunday afternoon, the highlight of the weekend arrived with the formation of 2 Spitfire G-BUOS and G-CCCA
http://www.asa-be.com/photogallery/SVFlyIn20060527/Stampe2006_0100.JPG
http://www.asa-be.com/photogallery/SVFlyIn20060527/Stampe2006_0104.JPG
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/G-BUOS.jpg

Also visiting from Gilze-Rijen

http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/PH-DHC.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/PH-LSK.jpg

Later on Sunday, John Romain gave a nice display in CCCA, normally BUOS would also participate, but that one wouldn’t start.
http://www.asa-be.com/photogallery/SVFlyIn20060527/Stampe2006_0171.JPG
http://www.asa-be.com/photogallery/SVFlyIn20060527/Stampe2006_0179.JPG

Hope you like the pictures.

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By: mike currill - 17th June 2006 at 15:55

Sensible people then. European skies in winter are just a bit cold for open cockpits.

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By: Mr.Tipsy - 17th June 2006 at 15:08

Indead, there are also Stampes with closed cockpits. All 65 Stampes that were delivered to the Belgian AF after WWII had closed cockpits. And some of them now fly under civil markings.

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By: mike currill - 17th June 2006 at 13:09

Smashing stuff. That JOB 15 looks a sweet little machine. You’ve educated me, I knew the Canadians put canopies on their Tiger Moths and Swordfisht but I didn’t know that Belgium had done the same to the Stampe

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By: Mr.Tipsy - 17th June 2006 at 12:25

Thanks for the comments guys
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By: DazDaMan - 11th June 2006 at 23:37

Nice work, Mr. Tipsy 🙂

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By: Moggy C - 11th June 2006 at 23:36

and OO-OPS
http://users.pandora.be/Tipsy.Nipper/OO-OPS.jpg

A truly great registration 😀

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By: Septic - 11th June 2006 at 23:20

Great shots Mr Tipsy.

Good to see the enclosed cockpit Stampe.

Septic.

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