Managing an air parade - be it for a national day or not - that involves several types of helicopters and airplanes due to overfly a same place in a continuous flow is really a tehnical challenge. Air Recognition was invited to attend the briefing given by the Air Component of the Belgian armed forces, followed by a rehearsal performed with the main aircraft types to overfly Brussels on Saturday 21 July 2018, Belgium's national day.
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| For the very last time in the Belgian Air Force - or Air Component - history, Alpha Jets will overfly Brussels for the National Day parade, as these airplanes will be sold and the pilots' advanced training no longer take place with the French Air Force in Cazeaux, France, but in the U.S.A. (Picture source: Twitter account of the Belgian Air Component) |