FA-109674 viewsFA-109 showing a "high-viz" thistle and 1st Sqn tail stripe - 1996 (C) Jacques Vincent
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FA-110 "Blackbird III"672 viewsFor the 80th anniversary of 1 Sqn, FA-110 became the third " Blackbird ". Number one was a Mirage 5 and number two was FA-111. The "Stingers" nickname appears for the first time (officially !) - Florennes AB, 6 September 1997 (C) Jacques Vincent
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FA-27671 viewsIn a typical bomber/recce configuration, FA-27 displays the "new" but short-lived American style codes. The wild boar represents Florennes AB - 2000 (C) Laurent Vlieghe
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FA-47658 viewsCarrying an ALQ-131 and an IR-guided Maverick, the aircraft displays special markings for the 2001 Air Show at Florennes - 2 September 2001 (C) Jacques Vincent
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FA-82653 viewsAfter a long period with the 3 Wing (1971-1989) during which it flew Mirage 5, 1 Sqn came back to Florennes to be equipped with F-16 - 1996 (C) Laurent Vlieghe
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FA-109648 viewsFA-109 taxiing to the threshold of runway 26 at Florennes AB - 1996 (C) Laurent Vlieghe
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FA-109634 viewsNote the "XXV" at the base of the tail. Does it reflect a previous visit to RAF Leeming's 25 Sqn? - 1996 (C) Jacques Vincent
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FA-110 "Blackbird III"625 viewsClose up on the tail and the blazon of the city of Chimay. Chimay and 1 Sqn have a strong relationship since 1989 - Florennes AB, 6 September 1997 (C) Gilles Denis
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FA-53 - 2 WING -611 viewsNo squadron markings anymore. During the MLU transformation, the two squadrons of Florennes had to share the aircraft with Kleine Brogel to permit others to go to SABCA for MLU works. FA-56 display the new role of the " First " ...Tactical Recce. Note the small Italian zap on the tail - Florennes AB, 1999 (C) Laurent Vlieghe
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FA-110 "Blackbird III"607 viewsNote that the " Stingers" nickname was carried for the very first time during the Deliberate Guard mission over Bosnia in 1997 as a low vis (and short lived) design on the tail - Florennes AB, 1997 (C) Jacques Vincent
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