Brussels Air Museum

Regulus · 5 February 2007, 12:53 PM

The Brussels Air Museum, part of the Royal Army Museum in Belgium, is about to be closed during over a year and and a half to the public for renovation of the exhibition hall. The collection of planes, amongst which many are from the WW I era will move to another location, and it seems very uncertain that the whole collection will return to Brussels.
For those of you who have never been there, a photographic report of the museum's WW I plane s :

http://germanairservice.blogeiland.nl/

There are also quite a number of photo's of the ramains of a Zeppelin amongst them. I hope you enjoy them.

Best from Johan

5 February 2007, 01:30 PM

Thank you. Really nice photos. Wish I could visit it sometimes

SCMc · 5 February 2007, 08:28 PM

Regulus,

Thank you for posting your excellent pictures of this "wonderful and exceptional WW I aviation collection." It would be great if you could add some notes to the pictures.

It seem inconceivable that they would part with any of that collection.

Steve

mwbsh · 6 February 2007, 03:55 AM

Very interesting photos. I am curious to know the history of the Halberstadt.

Malcolm.

Regulus · 6 February 2007, 05:14 AM

Unfortunately not much is known about it :

Halberstadt C.V in th Brussels Museum

mwbsh · 6 February 2007, 05:35 AM

Thank you Regulus. I prefer it when these aircraft from the Great War are left unrestored and in their original condition. I don't want to see a Halberstadt coated in 2007 paint! Only replicas and flying exhibits should be restored/new parts added etc.

Malcolm.