21/07/2017 Military Parade for Belgian National Day
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21/07/2017 Military Parade for Belgian National Day
Here is the sequence of aircraft for the National Day military parade:
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Apparently this will be the last time the alfa jets will fly at the défilé
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Re: 21/07/2017 Military Parade for Belgian National Day
Walking from my office just across the Berlaymont to the Schuman train station, I saw a rehearsal this afternoon +/- 16:15 local:
3 x Alphajet, spouting white smoke
1 x F16
1 x F16, thin white smoke from starboard only
a T-tailed low wing twin turboprop, grey below with an all-white empennage - Xingu?
4 Marchetti in Diamond formation
1 C130
1 twin jet airliner, presumably A321
All these were perfectly aligned on the Wetstraat / Rue de la Loi.
On a parallel route over Belliard I saw an S61 and what I took to be an NH90.
In the morning, an A109 had already done the rounds, noisily disturbing our morning coffee break Flying with a side door open though it wasn't yet hot at that time
3 x Alphajet, spouting white smoke
1 x F16
1 x F16, thin white smoke from starboard only
a T-tailed low wing twin turboprop, grey below with an all-white empennage - Xingu?
4 Marchetti in Diamond formation
1 C130
1 twin jet airliner, presumably A321
All these were perfectly aligned on the Wetstraat / Rue de la Loi.
On a parallel route over Belliard I saw an S61 and what I took to be an NH90.
In the morning, an A109 had already done the rounds, noisily disturbing our morning coffee break Flying with a side door open though it wasn't yet hot at that time
Re: 21/07/2017 Military Parade for Belgian National Day
Went to Place des Palais to take some pictures of the rehearsal
Second F-16 was a F-16B and there was a tiny smoke trail from port side too (did not notice but it shows on the pictures).
Twin turboprop was indeed the Xingu (quite impressive) and CS-TRJ A321 was the last one
Helicopters were three Augusta A109 in formation ; a lone Sea King and an NH90
Second F-16 was a F-16B and there was a tiny smoke trail from port side too (did not notice but it shows on the pictures).
Twin turboprop was indeed the Xingu (quite impressive) and CS-TRJ A321 was the last one
Helicopters were three Augusta A109 in formation ; a lone Sea King and an NH90
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One separate F16 is indeed from 1SQN of 2W celebrating the centennial of its emblem. It will release a smoke trail.
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Does anyone have an idea about the registrations of the aircraft and helicopters participating the Brussels overflow ?
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The A321 was CS-TRJ
Other than that is anyone's guess...
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Re: 21/07/2017 Military Parade for Belgian National Day
Some of the 7 Alphajets: AT02, AT06, AT12, AT29, AT30
Some of the 4 Marchettis: ST31, ST34
C-130s: see hereunder
Indeed, there were only two of them (CH10 and CH12 if I'm not mistaken) on 21 July. But during the rehearsal on 18 July, they were three (picture hereunder). A last minute problem?
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