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The Belgian Air Component (Dutch: Luchtcomponent, French: Composante air) is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, [2] [3] and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force (Dutch: Belgische Luchtmacht; French: Force aérienne belge). It was founded in 1909 and is one of the world's oldest air services.
3 e Régiment d'Aéronautique (3rd Air Regiment - Reconnaissance and Bomber aircraft) 1 er Groupe (Fairey Fox) 3 e Groupe (Fairey Battle & Fairey Fox) The Aéronautique Militaire Belge was reinforced by the Royal Air Force: RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (Air Vice-Marshal P H L Playfair) No. 14 Group RAF (Group Captain P.F. Fullard)
World War II was a global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, attacked Belgium as part of their war with France. By 28 May 1940 the Belgian mainland had surrendered to German forces, although the colony of Belgian Congo remained independent throughout the war.
The Force Publique (or "Public Force") was a combined police and military force of the Belgian Congo. It had a peacetime strength of 18,000, making it one of the largest standing colonial armies in Africa at the time. [38] During World War II, it was reinforced, numbering 40,000, [39] and constituted the bulk of the Free Belgian forces. [38]
400 Belgian pilots served in the Royal Air Force. Two all-Belgian fighter units, Nos. 349 and 350 Squadrons, served in the European theatre. No. 350 Squadron alone claimed 51 "kills" between its formation in November 1941 and the end of the war. [80]
An F-16 jet of the Belgian Air Component. The Belgian Air Component is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces. The history of the Belgian Air Force began in 1910 when the Minister of War, General Hellebout, decided after his first flight to acquire aeroplanes.
349th Squadron (French: 349 e escadrille, Dutch: 349 ste Smaldeel) is a fighter squadron in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.The squadron traces its origins to No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron of the Royal Air Force, founded in 1942 as part of the Free Belgian forces during World War II.
The 350th Squadron (French: 350 e escadrille, Dutch: 350 ste Squadron) is a fighter squadron in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. It was originally formed in 1941 as No. 350 (Belgian) Smaldeel of the Royal Air Force during World War II. The unit was transferred to the Belgian Air Force, together with 349th Squadron, in 1946.