Modern

Belgium Air Force 1979

List AIR4 Europe

by Mark Bevis

1. Air Force

10th Wing:

    23rd Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 18x F-104G Starfighter, 2x TF-104G
    31st Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 18x F-104G Starfighter, 2x TF-104G

1st Wing: (up to 1980)

    349th All-Weather Fighter Squadron: 18x F-104G Starfighter, 2x TF-104G
    350th All-Weather Fighter Squadron: 18x F-104G Starfighter, 2x TF-104G

1st Wing (1980+)

    349th Fighter Squadron: 18x F-16A Falcon , 2x F-16B
    350th Fighter Squadron: 18x F-16A Falcon, 2x F-16B

2nd Tactical Wing:

    2nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 18x Mirage 5BA
    42nd Recce Squadron: 18x Mirage 5BR

3rd Tactical Wing:

    1st Fighter-Bomber Squadron: 18x Mirage 5BA
    8th Operational Conversion Unit Squadron: 14x Mirage 5BD

15th Transport and Communication Wing:

    20th Transport Squadron: 12x C-130H Hercules
    21st VIP Transport & Liaison Squadron:
      2x Boeing 727QC transports, 3x Hs-748 transports
      6x Merlin IIIA, 2x Falcon 20 VIP transport/liaison planes

Training School:

    33x SIAI-Marchetti SF-260MB basic trainers
    7th, 9th Squadrons@ 20x Fouga Magister basic jet trainers OR (1980+) 16x Alpha Jet 1B
    11th Squadron: 12x T-33A advanced trainers

40th SAR Squadron:

    4x Seaking Mk48 (Dec 1976+)
    1x Seaking Mk48VIP (1977+)

2. Notes

a) F-104G in attack role is armed with 1x 20mm Vulcan cannon and 2x wingtip AIM-9D/N Sidewinder; 4x 1000lb HE or 6x CBU bombs or 2x 18x 68mm RP & 2x 1000lb HE.

b) F-104G in interceptor role carries 1x 20mm Vulcan and 2-4x AIM-9D/N.

c) F-16A Falcon in interceptor role carries 1x Vulcan cannon and 2-6x AIM-9N.

d) Mirage 5BA carries 2x 30mm cannon; 4x 18x 68mm RP or 6x CBU or 4-8x 1000lb HE bombs.


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