Delta Air Transport's first Dakota OO-VDF (1763) still in basic Schreiner colours and KLM stickers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Skytrain/С-53 Skytrooper / Dakota - СШАUSA - 1935

Brussels Airways first acquisition was Jet Ranger OO-CDP (1789).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell Model 206 Jet Ranger / OH-58 Kiowa - СШАUSA - 1966

SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 OO-RAR (1806) at Jandakot, Perth, WA 31.8.69 while en route to Canberra for RAAF evaluation.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 - ИталияItaly - 1964

Boeing 727-29QC OO-STB (1726) operating the Heathrow-Brussels service on a rather wet 8.7.72

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 727 - СШАUSA - 1963

The Para Club of Moorsele's suitably registered Cessna 195 OO-PCM (1782) which was sold to Cliff Lovell in 1974 to become G-BBYE.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna 190 / 195 Businessliner - СШАUSA - 1947

Following the Heron, BIAS leased their Friendship OO-SBP (1785) to SABENA as a Common Market Commuter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker F.27 Friendship - НидерландыNetherlands - 1955

Antarctic Otter OO-HAD (1757) with skis attached and US Navy serial visible below the tailplane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter - КанадаCanada - 1951

A superb shot of DH Heron OO-BIA (1744) on the apron at Brussels National by Gilbert de Herdt. While the registration clearly denotes B.I.A.S. ownership, the Heron wore full SABENA livery operating the intercity Common Market Commuter services.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Heron / D.H.114 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Dove OO-WIP retained its former Philips colour scheme in Belgium; photo at Antwerp by G.de Herdt.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dove / D.H.104 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Riley Dove OO-BPL (1752) after its accident at Benina on 22.1.68. Photo by Ian Callier, who happened to be there!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dove / D.H.104 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Another ex-Dutch machine, minimally re-registered, Sentinel OO-PBB is still current.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stinson L-5 Sentinel - СШАUSA - 1942

Cherokee 235 OO-JVE (1742) on 28.12.71 at Gosselies where it is still based.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Cherokee PA-28 - СШАUSA - 1960

Not aerial blasphemy but merely Horizon OO-GOD (1761) carrying part of owner J.Godenne's name

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SOCATA GY-80 Horizon / Provence / ST-10 Diplomate - ФранцияFrance - 1960

Another Horizon, OO-UIL (1764) was sent to SOCATA at Toussus for repair after an accident and languished there in deleted marks for over two years before finally becoming F-BSYU.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SOCATA GY-80 Horizon / Provence / ST-10 Diplomate - ФранцияFrance - 1960

This Rallye Commodore OO-TAP (1718) was unusual in having a large Belgian flag painted on its fin

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SOCATA MS.880 Rallye - ФранцияFrance - 1959

Three FN.333 Riviera amphibians were registered in Belgium to the Delhamende agency. This example OO-HAR (1758) was built in 1961 as I-ELYO and is current in France as F-BTAM.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Nardi F.N.333 Riviera - ИталияItaly - 1952

The SIAI-Marchetti agency of A.Delhamende at Gosselies was particularly active in the late sixties, an early import being S.205-18/F OO-JDB (1716) photographed at Antwerp on 12.10.73

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SIAI-Marchetti SM.205 / SM.208 - ИталияItaly - 1965