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Map of Schaffen-Diest military airfield published in 1931.
Jean-Pierre Lauwers Collection

At the outbreak of the war Schaffen airfield housed Nos 1 (Gladiator) and 2 (Hurricane) squadrons of the Ist group of the 2nd Regiment Aé.

Aerial picture of the military airfield of Schaffen-Diest taken on 4 October 1939 by a German reconnaissance plane.
Mike Terlinden Collection

Schaffen in the early fifties. Note the Airspeed Horsa glider at the left.

A Belgian Air Force C-130H banks over Schaffen airfield (Sept. 2002)
Photo Serge Van Heertum/S.B.A.P.
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Recent public satellite picture of Schaffen-Diest airfield.
Picture compiled by Laurent Heyligen
Last updated 01/03/05 17:15 Daniel Brackx