Belgian Military Aircraft

Part 3 : ST40 - ST48 |

SF260D
ST-40 c/n 840

000292: manufacturing date
190292: delivered Goetsenhoven and taken on charge by 5 Squadron
000092: short after delivery the aircraft suffered light damage. During an aerobatic flight some acid from the battery had leaked.
270792: arrived at the Agusta-factory at Cascina Costa di Samarate for repairs
180293: the repaired aircraft arrived back at Goetsenhoven
000101: first noted in yellow colorscheme
001106: active with 5 Squadron, Beauvechain
250209: first flight in a grey commemorative colorscheme to celebrate 40 Years of Marchetti operations in the Belgian Air Force

Collection Laurent Heyligen

Part 3 : ST40 - ST48 - Belgian Military Aircraft

ST-40 on finals to Beauvechain airbase on 22/04/2009 - Photo Serge Van Heertum (c)

ST-41 c/n 841

Florennes 27/09/2006 - Photo Laurent Heyligen ©

ST-42 c/n 842

Bierset 03/06/2005 - Photo Laurent Heyligen ©

ST-43 c/n 843

Bierset 03/06/2005 - Photo Laurent Heyligen ©

ST-44 c/n 844

000692: delivered Goetsenhoven and taken on charge by 5 Squadron
000300: first noted in yellow colorscheme (1st aircraft to be repainted, still in experimental phase)
001106: active with 5 Squadron, Beauvechain

Bierset 03/06/2005 - Photo Laurent Heyligen ©

ST-45 c/n 845

000492: manufacturing date
000692: delivered Goetsenhoven and taken on charge by 5 Squadron
000000: returned to Agusta for repairs to wings, after a former F16-pilot had put 8.1G on the aircraft (this happened short after delivery)
001106: active with 5 Squadron, Beauvechain

Cambrai 08/06/2003 - Photo Laurent Heyligen ©

ST-46 c/n 846

000692: manufacturing date
000692: delivered Goetsenhoven and taken on charge by 5 Squadron
000901: first noted in yellow colorscheme
020702: belly-landing in a field near Orp-le-Grand. Both crewmembers are uninjured. Light damage to the aircraft.
130104: first noted back in service
001106: active with 5 Squadron, Beauvechain

000692: delivered Goetsenhoven and taken on charge by 5 Squadron
200898: emergency landing at Neuvilette (Saint-Quentin, France). The aircraft was on a low-level navigation in France when it got engine problems, loss of oil forced the pilot to turn off the engine and make a landing in a field. Both pilots were ok. The aircraft was not damaged and was transported back to its base by truck.
000304: first noted in yellow colorscheme
001106: active with 5 Squadron, Beauvechain

000692: delivered Goetsenhoven and taken on charge by 5 Squadron
160600: 45minutes after take-off from Beauvechain the aircraft had engine problems. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near Sart-d'Avril-Fernelment (near Namur) in a field between the E42 motorway and an an industrial estate. The aircraft was virtually intact. The aircraft was recovered and transported to Evere for investigation.
001000: aircraft noted at ODOV, Evere
000501: first noted operational in yellow colorscheme
001106: active with 5 Squadron, Beauvechain