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Great news! Is it intended for display somewhere later on?

It has most probably more to do with the fact that they are leftovers of a bygone era now, and so forgotten. As they would have become operational only in case of a "hot" war with the USSR, even pilots most probably had only a passing knowledge of them, all details being kept at headquarters, where ...

Would be a "theory" then (not proven) that there are highway roads with "big" parking-spaces close to the big Belgium (military) airports............ Just my thoughts. [/quote]

Insofar as I have no proof except what was told to me by that Bierset based pilot, it is indeed just a theory. I really ...

Those strips dated back from the cold war times and their neccessity fell down along with the Berlin wall.
Another one: A40 Liege-Brussels between Hognoul and Kemexhe, just north of Bierset. Have a look at the outsize "car park" at the middle of the section, perferct for aircraft. Also of note: a ...

I can remember when the aircraft was delivered to CRL. I was doing my on-the-job training there as a tower controller at that time, so it dates back to summer/fall 1991. It made a couple of low passes before landing, and never flew anymore as far as I know. :cry: Someone knows the story behind ...