BAF F-16AM #FA-87 from 2W is being pulled out of the paint barn at Florennes AB on March 23rd, 2021 after receiving a special tail scheme to commemorate the Belgian Air Force's 75th anniversary which is celebrated later this year. [BAF photo]
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News: Belgian Air Force celebrates it's 75th anniversary [2021-03-23]
On October 15th, 1946 the Belgian Air Force was reformed a an independent part of the Belgian military. Until that day it was a part of the Belgian Army. Fighting alongside its allies during WWII, it followed the trend in other countries' where this experience led to new understandings in how to use the 'air weapon' in future conflicts and the importance of that weapon as an independent part, separate from army influence.
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