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Dassault-Breguet/Dornier (AMD) Alpha Jet 1B
Twin-engine jet-trainer
On September 13th 1973 de Belgian Government decided to puchase 33 Dassault-Breguet/Dornier (AMD) Alpha Jet training aircraft to replace the ageing Lockheed T-33A and Fouga Magister. A general agreement was signed in October 1973 while the final contract was signed in September 1975. The first Alpha Jet for the Belgian Air Force was also the 5th production model build by Dassault/Breguet. All succesive Alpha Jets were constructed by Sabca at Gosselies and entered service at N°s 7 and 11 Squadrons. From 2000 onward the Belgian Alpha Jets went through a modernising programme by Sabca which was aimed at introducing more advanced avionics in the cockpit. Since 15 Septmeber 2005 all Belgian Alpha Jets are detached to the French-Belgian "Advanced Jet Training School" (AJeTS) at Cazaux, France. The aicraft will still have their deep maintenance executed at Beauvechain airbase. Since 2018 no Belgian pilots are trained on the Alpha Jets anymore at Cazaux. A number of aircraft is still active in France to train French pilots.
AT-01
History
C/N
B1-1013
Date In
Oct 1978
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-01, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-02
History
C/N
B2-1014
Date In
Jan 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-02, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-03
History
C/N
B3-1015
Date In
Mar 1979
Date Out
Mar 2015
AT-03, 1994-98 demo a/c special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-04
History
C/N
B4-1016
Date In
Mar 1979
Date Out
Jul 1980
AT-04, Fatal crash at Nalinnes on 30 Jul 1980.
AT-05
History
C/N
B5-1018
Date In
Apr 1979
Date Out
Nov 2014
AT-05, green special c/s, 7 Sq. special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-06
History
C/N
B6-1020
Date In
Aug 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-06, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-07
History
C/N
B7-1022
Date In
May 1979
Date Out
Nov 1984
AT-07, 22 Nov 1984: Fatal crash at Feldberg (D.)
AT-08
History
C/N
B8-1024
Date In
May 1979
Date Out
Jan 2017
AT-08, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-09
History
C/N
B9-1027
Date In
May 1979
Date Out
Apr 1999
AT-09, crashed at Opvelp/Bierbeek after mid-air collission with AT-16 on 19 Apr 1999
AT-10
History
C/N
B10-1030
Date In
Jun 1979
Date Out
Dec 2018
AT-10, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-11
History
C/N
B11-1032
Date In
Jul 1979
Date Out
Oct 2019
AT-11, 11Sq. "Batbird I" special c/s, 1990-93 demo a/c special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-12
History
C/N
B12-1036
Date In
Jul 1979
Date Out
Nov 2019
AT-12, 75 Years 11 squadron "Batbird II" special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-13
History
C/N
B13-1039
Date In
Aug 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-13, "The First of the Fleet/Proud to Fly Together", withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-14
History
C/N
B14-1043
Date In
Aug 1979
Date Out
Oct 2017
AT-14, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, 31 Mar 2021 transferred by road to Bordeaux.
AT-15
History
C/N
B15-1051
Date In
Aug 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-15, withrdawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-16
History
C/N
B16-1056
Date In
Aug 1979
Date Out
Apr 1999
AT-16, crashed at Opvelp/Bierbeek after mid-air collision with AT-09 on 19 Apr 1999
AT-17
History
C/N
B17-1061
Date In
Sep 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-17, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-18
History
C/N
B18-1067
Date In
Sep 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-18, 11sq special c/s, Trainers Meet 2005 special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-19
History
C/N
B19-1071
Date In
Oct 1979
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-19, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, 31 Mar 2021 transferred by road to Bordeaux.
AT-20
History
C/N
B20-1076
Date In
Oct 1979
Date Out
Oct 2018
AT-20, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, 310321 monument at Cazaux airbase (F.)
AT-21
History
C/N
B21-1080
Date In
Nov 1979
Date Out
Mare 2012
AT-21, Instructional airframe Saffraanberg
AT-22
History
C/N
B22-1091
Date In
Dec 1979
Date Out
Jun 2017
AT-22, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, 31 Mar 2021 transferred by road to Bordeaux.
AT-23
History
C/N
B23-1097
Date In
Jan 1980
Date Out
May 2015
AT-23, Wfu and stored at Beauvechain on 21 May 2015.
AT-24
History
C/N
B24-1104
Date In
Jan 1980
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-24, special c/s "100 Years 11 Squadron", withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-25
History
C/N
B25-1110
Date In
Jan 1980
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-25, 1996 demo a/c special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, 31 Mar 2021 transferred by road to Bordeaux.
AT-26
History
C/N
B26-1117
Date In
Feb 1980
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-26, 2001-02 demo a/c special c/s,withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-27
History
C/N
B27-1125
Date In
Mar 1980
Date Out
Jan 2020
AT-27, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-28
History
C/N
B28-1131
Date In
Mar 1980
Date Out
Apr 2017
AT-28, withrdawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-29
History
C/N
B29-1139
Date In
Apr 1980
Date Out
Nov 2018
AT-29, 1987-89 demo a/c wearing special c/s, special markings 35 Years Alpha Jet/ 10 Years AJeTS, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, 31 Mar 2021 transferred by road to Bordeaux.
AT-30
History
C/N
B30-1145
Date In
Apr 1980
Date Out
Jun 2019
AT-30, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.
AT-31
History
C/N
B31-1142
Date In
May 1980
Date Out
Dec 2011
AT-31, 7Sq. special c/s, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain, Earmarked for Brussels Air Museum.
AT-32
History
C/N
B32-1149
Date In
Jun 1980
Date Out
Mar 2012
AT-32, special c/s "1.000.000 hrs Alpha Jet", preserved 1WHC Beauvechain.
AT-33
History
C/N
B33-1155
Date In
Jul 1980
Date Out
Jun 2019
AT-33, withdrawn from use at Beauvechain.