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I'm removing the external link to the picture of the Brittan-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander, but in case anyone needs it or needs proof, it's here: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0722334/M Regards, Flint

4 Agusta A109 were effectively sold to Benin (source: http://www2.vrtnieuws.net/cm/vrtnieuws.net/nieuws/binnenland/1.115227), sorry, Dutch source) Whale plane 15:29, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 Edits by 82.174.99.7 2 F16 midlife upgrade 2.1 Nuclear weapons 3 Communism is very precious!

[edit] Edits by 82.174.99.7

Some of these edits seem a bit fishy to me, but as it is not real vandalism, a revert isn't allowed if I'm not mistaken (and have read the info on reverts correctly). Any other thoughts on this? Whale plane 15:23, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] F16 midlife upgrade

If I read this well, the F16's are mid-life upgraded. Does anyone have another source of this ? http://www.mil.be/aircomp/units/index.asp?LAN=en&FILE=&ID=639&MENU=272&PAGE=1

[edit] Nuclear weapons

in light of recent news that the 10th wing has US owned nuclear weapons at kleine brogel, should this be included? source:

http://www.knack.be/belga/politiek/kleine-brogel--sp-a-limburg-en-spirit-willen-kernwapens-weg/site78-section3-article34528.html

Noserider (talk) 14:31, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

they're not "owned" by the 10th Wing, they are US A-bombs stocked on the terrains of the air base. Part of NATO's strategy of dispersal. But they are not owned by any part of the Belgian military. -- fdewaele, 24 January 2007, 15:57.

I guess the question of ownership is irrelevant if the deployment is with the 10th wing right? The minister spoke of "nuclear capacity" at the base, I deduce that there is hence a tactical infrastructure involving either personnel and equipment of the 10th wing or at the very least the airforce base itself. But hey, belgians like denial so whatever... Noserider (talk) 15:07, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Or more likely, there's a US presence on the base. -- fdewaele, 28 Janaury 2008, 18:17.

[edit] Communism is very precious!

I heard of a 1980's Cold War story, where the KGB bribed a belgian air force mechanic with a promise of 1 million dollars to steal an F-16. He climed into the Viper and started it, but he crashed after take-off due to lack of experience. I tried searching the net, but found nothing beyond a single mention in a forum. Does anybody have the name, date and location of this incident? 82.131.210.162 (talk) 15:13, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

That sounds a lot like an urban legend if you ask me Whale plane (talk) 23:38, 7 April 2008 (UTC)