Brussels Military Movements Page

Welcome to the Brussels Military Movements Page. This page is designed to centralise all sightings of military and government aircraft visiting Brussels airport. The Belgian capital city is home to NATO Headquarters and the European Union institutions amongst other things and this attracts a lot of VIP aircraft to the airport. Additionally, let's not forget 15 Wing of the Belgian Armed Forces/Air Component with its C-130 Hercules and VIP fleet situated on the military side of the airport (Melsbroek). The Wing receives also quite a few visitors from other NATO (and non-NATO) countries. Don't hesitate to send reports of all your sightings - large or small, recent or old - so that this page can present the most complete picture.

The last column indicates the location of each aircraft when it visited Brussels. The codes used are simple:
A = Abelag/General Aviation
B = Brucargo
E = Elsewhere
M = Melsbroek/Military Airport
* = low approach/touch and go

If you use any of this information, please mention due credits to the Brussels Military Movements Page and the Florennes Aviation Society web site.

Updated 9 August 2007

JULY

01	2116	VC-96	Brazilian AF 1°/1° GTE "BRS2116" n/s	A
02	MM62243	A.319CJ	AMI 31° Stormo "I2243"	M
	CNA-OI	C-130H	Royal Moroccan AF "RMAF"
03	(160/ABV)	TBM-700	Fr Army EAAT "FMY8032"	M
	HZ-MF3	Gulfstream G300	Saudi Arabian Govt. (Ministry of Finance) "HZMF3" n/s	A
04	2116	VC-96	Brazilian AF 1°/1° GTE "BRS2116" n/s	A
05	2101	VC-1A	Brazilian AF 1°/1° GTE "BRS01"	A
	B-538	C-130J-30	RDAF Esk 721 "DAF538"	M
	MM62174	A.319CJ	AMI 31° Stormo "I2174"	M
	MM62181/46-46	C-130J	AMI 46a Brigata "I2181"	M
	17401	Falcon 50	FAP Esq 504 "AFP57"	A
	17403	Falcon 50	FAP Esq 504 "AFP83"	A
	YU-BNA	Falcon 50	Serbian Govt. "YUBNA" n/s	A
	102004/024	Tp 102C	Flygvapnet F17M "SVF24"	M
	900530	C-26D	USN NAF Naples, Italy "JM439" two visits then n/s	A
06	900530	C-26D	USN NAF Naples, Italy "JM439"	A
09	1556/F-RBFB	A.319CJ	FrAF ETEC 00.065 "CTM0001"	A
	02	Falcon 900	FrAF ETEC 00.065 "CTM0024"	A
	145-209	ERJ-135	HAF 356 Mira "HAF209" n/s	A
	251	Gulfstream IV	IAC 1 Ops Wing/102 Sqn "IRL251V" dep 23rd	A
	01-0029	C-37A	USAF 6 AMW/310 AS	A
10	0260 (?)	Yak-40	Czech AF 24 ZDL/241.smdl "CEF05E"	A
	YU-BNA	Falcon 50	Serbian Govt. "YUBNA"	A
11	17403	Falcon 50	FAP Esq 504	A
	84-0083	C-21A	USAF 86 AW/76 AS	A
14	JY-ONE	CL-604	Jordanian Govt. "RJA950"	A
16	258	Learjet 45	IAC 1 Ops Wing/102 Sqn	A
	T.18-2/45-41	Falcon 900B	EdA Grupo 45	A
17	12+06	CL-601	GAF FBS	A
	Z3-MKD	Learjet 60	Macedonian Govt.	A
18	HZ-MF1	B-737(BBJ)	Saudi Arabian Govt. (Ministry of Finance)
	69-019	C-160D	THK 221 Filo	M
20	LX-N90442	E-3A	NAEW&CF, flew as part of the 21 July parade over Brussels, dep 23rd "NATO04"	M
22	0260	Yak-40	Czech AF 24 ZDL/241.smdl n/s "CEF05B"	A
	258	Learjet 45	IAC 1 Ops Wing/102 Sqn "IRL258" n/s	A
	102001	Tp 102A	Flygvapnet F17M n/s "SVF21"	M
	ZE701	BAe 146 CC.2	RAF 32 (TR) Sqn "KRF22" n/s	A
23	12+03	CL-601	GAF FBS "GAF630"	A
	12+04	CL-601	GAF FBS "GAF615"	A
	135L-484	ERJ-135L	HAF 356 Mira "HAF484"	A
	MM62243	A.319CJ	AMI 31° Stormo "I2243"	M
	Z3-MKD	Learjet 60	Macedonian Govt. "Z3MKD" n/s	A
	T.18-4/45-43	Falcon 900B	EdA Grupo 45 "AME4556"	A
24	5/F-RAFI	Falcon 50	FrAF ETEC 00.065 "CTM0012"	A
27	4201	An-26	Czech AF 24 ZDL/241.smdl "CEF05A"	A

AUGUST

02	407	An-26	Hungarian AF 59 HRB "HUAF801"	M
06	130340	CC-130H	CF 435 Sqn "OSY16T"	M
08	LX-N20199	B-707TCA	NAEW&CF

As from mid-August 2007 I am moving out of Brussels to take on a new job abroad. Therefore, I won't be able to update this page on a regular basis. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who contributed to the Brussels Military Movements Page during the past few years. Gilles

After the Mexican and the Thai, here is another exotic visitor at Brussels: Brazilian Air Force VC-96 2116 seen at Abelag on 2 July (C) Gilles Denis

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