BAHA

    Gids Voor het Belgisch Luchtvaartpatrimonium (Dutch) Flying Pencil

All you ever wanted to know about the Belgian Aeronautical Patrimonium

D. Brackx, P. Crijns, Y. Duwelz, V. Jacobs, J-L Roba, P. Taghon, Van Humbeek

    100 Jaar Luchtvaart in België.(Lannoo)  (More info HERE) 

    100 Ans d'Aviation en Belgique (Racine) (More info HERE)

  Pictorial history of aircraft having worn Belgian civil or military markings, from the earliest pioneers up to the latest jets. (Dutch and French versions).

Daniël Brackx

     Belgian Military Wrecks and Relics since 1970  Flash Aviation - Eindhoven - The Netherlands.

  All you ever wanted to know on gate-guardians, wrecks and relics of military aircraft in Belgium. (English)

     Supermarine Spitfire XIV in Belgian Air Force Service.(CD-Rom)

   An interactive trip into history, including over 1.000 picture, 30 drawings & profiles, detailed interactive individual Spitfire records, detailed walkaround, interactive Squadron attribution & codes list, Spitfire crashes, Spitfire unit histories. 

     BLu Crash Archief - Ongevallenfoto's 1945 - 1965  Flash Aviation - Eindhoven - The Netherlands.

   A huge collection of photographs never published before of Belgian Air Force aircraft involved in incidents or crashes. Only non-fatal crashes are recorded out of respect for the people involved. A new source of information is opened. (Dutch) Click here for Ordering information at Flash Aviation.

     Luchtstrijdkachten België  -  Vliegtuig- en registratieoverzicht 1945-2007  Flash Aviation - Eindhoven - The Netherlands.

    Detailed overview of all aircraft, helicopters, gliders and UAV's used by the Belgian military and para-military force. (Dutch) Click here for Ordering information at Flash Aviation.

Belgium Through Blue Eyes  Belgian Air Component / Greyhound Books - Brussels.

    A superbly illustrated photographic view on the Belgian Air Component of today seen trough the eyes of some of the best aviation photographers. The majority of the pictures were especially commissioned for this publication. (release 04/07/2009 at the Koksijde Airshow). 

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Daniel Brackx & Jean-Pierre Sonck

       l'Appui Feu de BAKA.  Editions De Krijger

  Detailed history of Belgian Air Force operations during the insurrection war in Congo in 1960. (French, Dutch version planned).(French)

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Daniel Brackx, Peter Celis, Valentin Kenens, Peter Stams, Johan Wolfs and the OCU CO's

"Tango Basic" Cleared for Take-Off - The history of the Belgian Operational Conversion Unit   Editor: Operational Conversion Unit 2007

    The detailed history of the "Falcon and Arrow" crest units from Koksijde's OCU of the Fighter School to today's very active Operational Conversion Unit.

    More information here

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Peter Celis

    De laatste dag

  The story of a Spitfire pilot killed over Belgium on December 31, 1944. (Dutch)

    Runways To Victory

  Belgian Airfields & Allied Tactical Fighter Operations 1944-1945 (English) - MARHAV Publications NV.

    One Who Almost Made It Back  -  www.aviation-bookshop.com     

The book tells the story of a Canadian elite pilot in a Pathfinder Squadron, Sqn Ldr Teddy Blenkinsop DFC, whose Lancaster was shot down over Diest, Belgium

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Peter Celis & Cynrik De Decker

        Mony Van Lierde  DFC & 2 Bars   Van volksjongen tot Volksheld

    The detailed biography of famous wartime pilot Remi Van Lierde (Dutch)

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Jacques De Ceuninck 

    Morts au combat dans le ciel de 14-18
    
  The history of RFC & RAF crews killed in action around Tournai during WW1. (French)

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Dirk Decuypere 

    Vermist boven Vlaanderen

  Crashes in Flanders during WW2. (Dutch)  In collaboration with André Vandenameele :

    Circus 157

  The well-written story of a Circus-operation in 1942, which resulted in the loss of several aircraft over Western Flanders/Northern France. (Dutch)

    Het malheur van de Keizer - Geluwe 1914-1918

  The story of bombing executed by the Nr.100 Night Bombing Squadron in the region of Geluwe during the third battle of Ieper and the following air combats above this small village of Flanders (Dutch).

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Cynrik De Decker

   Vliegtuigcrashes in de Faluintjes tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog

  The loss of Stirling EH907 (90 Sqn) at Moorsel, the crash of FW-190D of JG 26 during Bodenplatte at Wieze , the forced landing of a 303 BG B-17 at Moorsel. (Dutch)

    De luchtoorlog boven het Land van Beveren

  The loss of Halifax LW622 of 192 Sqn over Haasdonk, other crash-stories in the area. (Dutch)

    Corpo Aero Italiano 

  The history of the Italian air force in Belgium 1940-1941

       Luchtvaartarcheologie in Belgie

  The search for relics from the aeronautical past. (Dutch)

The following titels in collaboration with Jean-Louis Roba :

    Bommenwerpers vs. Locomotieven

  The RAF's Transportation Plan over Belgium. (Dutch)

    Mei 1940 boven België

  The Luftwaffe vs. The RAF and Armée de l'Air in May 1940. (Dutch)

    Luchtslag boven het Kanaal

  Belgium as the home base of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and Blitz, Bomber Command's operations against coastal targets in 1940. (Dutch)

    RAF-bommenwerpers boven België 1940-1942

  Bomber Command's offensive against Germany, 1940-1942. (Dutch)

    Luchtgevechten boven België 1941-1942

  The Non-Stop Offensive of Fighter Command over Coastal Belgium - German day fighter units stationed in Flanders. (Dutch)

    RAF-bommenwerpers boven België 1942-1943

  Bomber Command's offensive against Germany, 1942-1943. (Dutch, with English summary)

    De laatste vlucht van Yvonne Proudbag

  The story of a Wellington-crew during the Battle of the Ruhr, with unique details of the German night fighter who shot them down. (Dutch, with English summary)

    Duel boven België

  Fighter Command and 8th USAAF over Belgium in 1943. (Dutch)

    Naar de Vallei van de Dood

  Bomber Command operations 1943-March 1944. (Dutch)

    '40-'45 boven Schelde, Dender en Durme

  An in-depth study of how the airwar was fought over central Flanders. (Dutch)

      Vleugels boven het Meetjesland    Flying Pencil/de Eeecloonaar

   Wartime history of the airfields of Ursel, Maldegem en Aalter. To order please contact the author at: cynrik@telenet.be

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Fernand De Jonghe

    Operational Mission Berlin 

  The forced landing of a B-17 in 1944 in Western Flanders. (Dutch)

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Gaston De Mol

    De Aalsterse Aeroclub

  The history of the civil aviation airfield in Aalst. (Dutch)

     Een eeuw luchtvaart boven het Land van Aalst

   The detailed history of aviation in and around the city of Aalst; more info at www.flyingpencil.be

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Guy De Win

    349 (Belgian) Squadron R.A.F.  –  From Sunrise till Sunset

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Alphonse Dumoulin

    Les hélicoptères Florine 1920-1950 - La Belgique à l'avant-garde de la giraviation

In depth study of early Belgian helicopter design by Florine. (Fonds National Renard/AELR 1999)

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Yves Duwelz 

    The Fairey Firefly story

  Detailed history of the Fairey Firefly in service withthe Belgian Aéronautique Militaire.  Contact Special   N°2

  More information and orders at yduwelz@gmail.com

    Le Breguet 19 en Belgique 

  All you ever wanted to know about the Belgian military Breguet 19's but never dared to ask. (French)

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Wim Govaerts

    Nachtspook van Sint-Truiden  (Dutch)

 The ultimate biography of Luftwaffe night-fighter ace Heinz Schnaufer (Release end May 2007)

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Dominique Hanson

    L'Ecole Royale Technique de la Force Aérienne 1944 - 1994

  The history of the Technical school of the Belgian Air Force. (Dutch & French)

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Charles Mali   (charles.mali@swing.be)

    "Les Avions S.A.B.C.A. et associés. Prototypes et Projets." 

  In depth study of the different lesser known projects of famous Belgian aeronautical company S.A.B.C.A. and linked associates. A reference work you can't afford to miss.  Price: 25 €  (136 pages in B/W and 16 in full color with 168 photos and 3-side views). (French)

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Eric Mombeek (eric.mombeek@village.uunet.be)

    Defending the Reich 

  The history of Jagdgeschwader 1 "Oesau". (English)

    JG 1 et la Défence du Reich

  The same book, with additions. (French) 

    Luftwaffe pictorial history

  Unique Luftwaffe-photographs with interesting captions. (English). with Jean-Louis Roba

    Eismeerjäger, Zur Geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 5" Band 1: Zerstörerstaffel

 und Jabostaffel.

  This three volume history of JG 5, the German fighter unit which operated in the far north of Europe, will feature, in war diary format, nearly 1,200 photos (most of them unpublished before), many first-hand accounts (200 former pilots, ground crews and their families have assisted me), a comparison of claims and losses with/from Russian archives as well as information on the major aces who flew with this unit. (German)

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Jacques Naveau

    La décolonisation aéronautique du Congo

  The long way to civil aviation independence of Congo. (French).   Orders to be send to: BRUYLANT Rue de la Régence 67 • B-1000 Bruxelles   Tél. : +32(0)2.512.98.45 • Fax : +32(0)2.511.72.02   info@bruylant.be • www.bruylant.be
 

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Achille Rely

    Mission N°50 : Mortsel

  The American attack on Mortsel-Antwerp, which took the lives of about 1000 civilians. (Dutch)

    Geen oorlogskruis voor Mortsel

  Same subject as above. (Dutch) 

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Jean-Louis Roba

    Seaplanes over the Black Sea

  Luftwaffe seaplanes in Roumania. (English).  In collaboration with Roger Anthoine

    Les Belges dans la RAF

  Biographies of Belgians in the RAF. (French).  In collaboration with Cynrik De Decker

    La chasse du jour en Roumanie

  German day fighter units in Roumania. (French). In collaboration with Eric Mombeek

     De Belgen in de RAF Deel III/ Les Belges dans la RAF Tome III  

   Biographies of Belgians in the RAF. (Dutch/French).

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Jean-Louis Roba  -  Roland Charlier  -  Cynrik De Dcker  -  Jean Leotard

        La Guerre Aérienne dans la Région de Charleroi 1940-1945  (Editions De Krijger)

All you ever wanted to know about the air battles over Charleroi (over 400 pages in French). 

André Bar - Jean-Louis Roba

     Le N° 349 (Belgian) Squadron au combat 1943-1945  (Editions De Krijger)

The day to day life in N° 349 (Belgian) Squadron druing 1943-1945.

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Guy Roberty

    The Percival Gull G-ACGR Story. In collaboration with Vincent Jacobs & Jean-François Neefs

  The story of the Gull restored in at Royal Army Museum in Brussel. (English)

    Les Avions Renard.  In collaboration with André Hauet

  The story of the Belgian aircraft constructor. (French)

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Alain Rosseels, Laurent Saegeman, Etienne Vanackere

    Van Flugplatz tot Airport

  The history of Wevelgem airfield from WW1 to present. With unique photographs. (Dutch)

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Laurent Saegeman & Luc Hemelaer (luc.hemelaer@pandora.be)

        Luchtdrama boven Tielrode - Vrijdag 30 juli 1943 - Het lot van "Lucky Lady II" en haar bemanning. 

    On Friday 30 July 1943 a drama developed over Tielrode. Boeing B-17F "Lucky Lady II" was shot down by German fighters resulting in the death of five crew-members and the capture of five others.(Dutch) 

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Peter Taghon

Mai 1940   

  May 1940 in Belgium. With unique photographs. (French)

    Die Geschichte des Lehrgeschwaders 1 (History of LG 1) Part 1

  The history of Lehrgeschwader 1 - one of the oldest Units of the former german Luftwaffe.(German) Click here for more information.

    L'Aéronautique Militaire Belge en mai-juin 1940"

Superbly detailed study of the Aéronautique Militaire Belge during the early days of WWII. Click here for more information.

Peter Taghon and Jean-Louis Roba 

Bruxelles 1940-1945

  Brussels during World War II. With unique photographs. (French)

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Bart Vandamme

De Snelste Mens Ter Wereld

  A tribute to test pilots who set teh world speed recors. (Dutch)

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Christiaan Vanhee & Peter Celis

      Vinnige Valken, Vlammende Bliksems.  

  The story of Brustem/Sint-Truiden during the period 1941-1945, when the airbase was used by famous German nightfighter squadrons equipped with Me 110G's and later by USAAF P-47D Thunderbold fighter- units and finally Bomber Groups with A-26B Invadors. Many rare pictures. (Dutch).

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Lothair Vanoverbeke

    Moorsele : Eén dorp, twee vliegvelden

  Well-written account of the airfields at Moorsele. Beautiful photographs of both WW1 and WW2 ! (Dutch)

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Gilbert Verheggen : In collaboration with …

    Het bombardement op Merelbeke

  The attacks on the railway station of Merelbeke/Gent. (Dutch)

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Walter Verstraeten

    Vleugels boven Klein-Brabant Part I & II   

    De gedetailleerde "luchtvaart-geschiedenis" van Klein-Brabant. (Dutch) 

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Etienne Vanackere 

    De Laatste Vlucht 

  De geschiedenis van de Commonwealth War Graves in Wevelgem 1942-1945.(Dutch)

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Jacques Willems 

    Vlucht 424 met de "Able Mabel" 

 History of the Liberator "Able Mabel" who crashed on 19 june 1944 near Bruges . With a full account of the flight by Robert Brown the pilot of the plane.(Dutch) - Uitgeverij De Krijger

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