Fouga Magister

Potez-Air Fouga CM.170-1Magister

Twin engined twin-seat jet trainer

On September 28th, 1958 the Belgian government decided to purchase 45 Fouga Magisters for the Advanced Flying School at Kamina (Belgian Congo). The aircraft were delivered between January 19th, 1960 and January 10th, 1962 and replaced the rapidly ageing T6 Harvards. Some twenty Fouga Magisters (MT1 to MT18, MT23 and MT24) were already flown to Kamina on board of Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar transport aircraft to Kamina when the events at the former colony caused the withdrawal of these jets to Belgium.
During the insurgency 6 armed Fougas (MT4, 6, 10, 14, 17 and 18) were used against the rebels.
At their arrival in Belgium the Fouga were all based at Brustem airbase. When in 1978 the first Alpha Jets were delivered, some of the butterfly-tailed aircraft were used by different Fouga-flights at various airbases while 8 machines were sold to IAI of Israel. After the disbanding the Fouga-flights the remaining operational aircraft were operated from Beauvechain and gradually withdrawn from use.
On September 27th, 2007 the last operational aircraft, MT-35, made the last flight of the type after a career spanning no less than 47 years in the Belgian Air Force.

Picture
Serial c/n Date In Date Out History

MT-01 258 Jan 1960 Feb 1985 MT-1, 26 Feb 1985: crash at Grandcourt, stalled at low altitude.

MT-03 260 Feb 1960 Nov 1978 MT-3, "Red Devils" c:s, stored at Weelde, Stored at Saffraanberg, Monument at roundabout at Brustem.

MT-04 261 Feb 1960 June 2006 MT-04, storage

MT-10 267 Mar 1960 May 1965 MT-10, Crashed at Kerkomon May 13th, 1965

MT-13 270 Apr 1960 Sep 2005 MT-13, "Red Devils" c/s, stored

MT-14 271 Apr 1960 Feb 2003 MT14, Special c/s "35 Years Fouga", stored Beauvechain, Vissenaken (KLM/MRA)

MT-16 273 May 1960 Mar 1979 MT-16, Storage IAI, Tel Aviv (Isr.), N909DM

MT-26 283 Nov 1960 Dec 2006 MT-26, special c/s end of Fouga with BAF.

MT-30 287 Sep 1960 Jan 1995 MT-30, Special c/s "30 Years Fouga", gate guardian Techspace Aero Milmort/Herstal.

MT-33 290 Nov 1960 Jan 1995 MT-33, "Red Devils" c/s, stored at Weelde, sold and stored at Savigny-les-Beaune (F.)

MT-34 291 Nov 1960 Sep 2004 MT-34, Preserved at Musée Spitfire at Florennes

MT-35 292 Nov 1960 Sep 2007 MT-35, Special "Camo" painting, "The Last of the Many" special last flight decoration.

MT-36 293 Sep 1960 Mar 2000 MT-36, Special c/s 40 Years Fouga, Crashed on T.O. at Beauvechain on 25 Feb 2000

MT-37 312 Aug 1961 Jun 2006 MT-37, Royal Military Technical School Saffraanberg, Stored Beauvechain, Dutch Historic Jet Association

MT-48 204 Mar 1970 Jun 2007 KE+104, AA+293, MT-48, "Red Devils" c/s, Demo aircraft of Lt.Col P. Rorive 2004/05, special c/s end of Fouga with BAF.

The "Red Devils" Aerobatic Team in flight in the seventies

The "Red Devils" Aerobatic Team in storage

Picture	Serial	c/n	Date In	Date Out	History
	MT-01	258	Jan 1960	Feb 1985	MT-1, 26 Feb 1985: crash at Grandcourt, stalled at low altitude.
	MT-03	260	Feb 1960	Nov 1978	MT-3, "Red Devils" c:s, stored at Weelde, Stored at Saffraanberg, Monument at roundabout at Brustem.
	MT-04	261	Feb 1960	June 2006	MT-04, storage
	MT-10	267	Mar 1960	May 1965	MT-10, Crashed at Kerkomon May 13th, 1965
	MT-13	270	Apr 1960	Sep 2005	MT-13, "Red Devils" c/s, stored
	MT-14	271	Apr 1960	Feb 2003	MT14, Special c/s "35 Years Fouga", stored Beauvechain, Vissenaken (KLM/MRA)
	MT-16	273	May 1960	Mar 1979	MT-16, Storage IAI, Tel Aviv (Isr.), N909DM
	MT-26	283	Nov 1960	Dec 2006	MT-26, special c/s end of Fouga with BAF.
	MT-30	287	Sep 1960	Jan 1995	MT-30, Special c/s "30 Years Fouga", gate guardian Techspace Aero Milmort/Herstal.
	MT-33	290	Nov 1960	Jan 1995	MT-33, "Red Devils" c/s, stored at Weelde, sold and stored at Savigny-les-Beaune (F.)
	MT-34	291	Nov 1960	Sep 2004	MT-34, Preserved at Musée Spitfire at Florennes
	MT-35	292	Nov 1960	Sep 2007	MT-35, Special "Camo" painting, "The Last of the Many" special last flight decoration.
	MT-36	293	Sep 1960	Mar 2000	MT-36, Special c/s 40 Years Fouga, Crashed on T.O. at Beauvechain on 25 Feb 2000
	MT-37	312	Aug 1961	Jun 2006	MT-37, Royal Military Technical School Saffraanberg, Stored Beauvechain, Dutch Historic Jet Association
	MT-48	204	Mar 1970	Jun 2007	KE+104, AA+293, MT-48, "Red Devils" c/s, Demo aircraft of Lt.Col P. Rorive 2004/05, special c/s end of Fouga with BAF.

	The "Red Devils" Aerobatic Team in flight in the seventies
	The "Red Devils" Aerobatic Team in storage