I spotted the rearwin’s tail in the LFA hangar on saturday.
I saw this strange red thing departing after the flamand display on sunday. Sadly, the speaker didn’t announce it’s departure. So I wasn’t prepared to take a picture. But still, here is the departing Melv.
Regards,
Stieglitz
Thanks Mike J. I prefer the H-75 Hawk of course, but if TFC sends the P40 instead, I also shall enjoy that other curtiss a lot.
Cheers,
Stieglitz
LOL Darren. 😀
I knew I could count on you. I still hope she makes it though.
Stieglitz
I hope she makes it to LFA. I hope our local DX people keep us updated.
Greets,
Stieglitz
It’s good to see that this surviving rare spit variant was up again.
Thanks for posting,
J.V.
Great pics indeed! 😎 I just love to see a Buchon in Spanish markings. It looks like a huge museum.
Thanks for posting paulc!
Stieglitz
Just a small thing 00-31 is a Jodel (D.9 I think).
If I take a look, I must admit that it does look like a Jodel.
Cheers AW!
Stieglitz
When I left for home after another day at the fly-in, I saw 2 newly restored planes which are owned by the owner who operates the yellow SV4 at moorsele (see top of the page). Both planes should fly again very soon:
Stampe SV4C OO-EFN:

Tipsy Trainer II OO-EOT:

That makes the circle complete!
I wat to thak everybody who helped me to make this week unforgetable for me (you know who you are).
Many thanks!
Stieglitz
Oh yes, now I recall I met Roger S who shared some tips about how to take pics inside a museum. Here is the result:
Albatros:

Sopwith Camel:

Fokker DrI:

Nieuport 11:

Nieuport 28:

Fokker DVII being painted:

Stampe SV4B OO-BPL painted to represent the SV4 in which Mike Donnet escaped from occupied Belgium to th UK in WWII:

And the single seat Stampe Sv4B OO-GWD:

Finaly, the V1:

Also a big formation of Stampe Biplanes was also present this year:

And next to that a few other classics such as this chipmunk:

SORRY ROGER, as you see, some of them are coming! 😉
I returned on Sunday, just to see the departure of the Spitfires which made several nice passes over the field.
Here are some more pics of these machines:
IAC161 starts its engine:

Goodbye!


And then they left for DX:



That day, I had a great meet with some great people:
Seen on the pic below are in random order: Rats (United Kingdom), Galdri (Iceland), Ed Russel (Canada) and Stieglitz (Belgium):

Also on saturday, the Fokker DVIII which was rebuilt after a landing accident at Schaffen some years ago had an engine run:


The engine was tested after the Spit had rested at the Antwerp museum during the winter:



Around noon, a second spit was pulled out of the museum. This was Spitfire MK XIV.

