Belgian Wings
Belgian Air Force, past and present.
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Personnel: Precursers & WWI
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HAGE Etienne
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
07 Jun1896
18 Feb 1988
Promotion
Etampes 1916 - 1917
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Career
Wings: 19 Jun 1918 - 9 Sqn, 4 confirmed victories,
HAGEMANS Johan
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
17 Jul 1883
25 Dec 1960
Promotion
3° Division
"Jean"
Career
Wings: 20 Jun 1913 - I Esc. HF, V Esc, 4 Sqn, 7 Sqn, 8 Sqn - CO of 4 Sqn & 6 Sqn , - CO 8 Sqn.
HALLET Lucien
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
28 Jun 1895
22 Aug 1917
Promotion
UK - Etampes
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Career
Wings: 26 Apr 1917 - 2 Sqn - killed in the crash of his N° 2 Squadron Farman F.40 at De Moeren airfield on 22 Aug 1917.
HANCIAU Paul
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
26 Jan 1885
30 Sep 1917
Promotion
Volunteers
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Career
Wings (Civil): 23 Feb 1911 - presented himself with his personnal aircraft to the Compagnie des Aviateurs on 06 Aug 1914, 1 Sqn, shot down with his Nieuport Nie 11 N23 near Alvernggem on 30 Sep 1917.
HANSENNE Marcel
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
16 Mar 1886
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Promotion
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Career
Observer: 24 May 1918 - 3 Sqn, 7 Sqn, 1 Sqn, CO 2 Sqn
HARNOULD Yvon
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
24 Nov 18991
06 Dec 1982
Promotion
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Career
Observer: 01 Feb 1917 - 2 Sqn 6 Sqn, remained in the military and became Lt-Col on 26 Sep 1935.
HEDO René
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
14 Jan 1888
29 Jan 1975
Promotion
6° Division
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Career
Wings: 1914 - III Esc. HF, Esc. 1, 3 Sqn, 6 Sqn, 2 Sqn, CO of Ecole de Pilotage, retired from the Military on 29 Nov 1926.
HELLEMANS Albert
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
27 Feb 1894
25 Jan 1961
Promotion
Etampes 1915 - 1916
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Career
Wings: 15 Sep 1915 - Esc III, 3 Sqn, 349Sqn, 350 Sqn CO Belgian Training School at Snailwell (U.K.) (WWII)
HENIN Joseph
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
20 Mar 1890
10 Sep 1976
Promotion
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Career
Observer: 29 Dec 1915 - Esc I, II, 2 Sqn, went into the reserves on 29 March 1921.
HERMAN Eduard
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
05 Jun 1893
23 oct 1917
Promotion
Etampes 1916 - 1917
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Career
Wings: 12 May 1917 - 6 Sqn, Shot down in R.E.8 N° 7 on 23 Oct 1917. Both Herman and his Observer Henri Van Geel were killed.
HEYVAERT Willy
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
25 Feb 1896
7 Jun 1944
Promotion
Etampes 1916 - 1917
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Career
Wings: 12 May 1917 - 3 Sqn, 4 Sqn, 11 Sqn.
HIERNAUX Paul
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
04 Jan 1888
08 jan 1970
Promotion
7th Division
"Monsieur Paul"
Career
Wings: June 1915 - II Esc.HF, 1 A_Esc HF, Esc I, 1 Sqn, 9 Sqn, CO 11 Sqn. - aas pre-war pilot, Hiernaux first flew as observer, later in 1915 obtaining his military licence at Etampes, After WWI Hiernaux reached the rank of Major General as Commanding Officer of the Aéronautique Militaire Belge.
HOLBRECHTS Jules
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
24 Sep 1893
26 May 1967
Promotion
Etampes 1916 - 1917
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Career
Wings: 28 Sep 1917 - 7 Sqn, 6 Sqn, 8 Sqn, 1 Sqn (Post-war), pensioned 01 Apr 1927.
HOUBA Prosper
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
29 Jan 1894
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Promotion
U.K. - Etampes
Career
Wings: 16 Feb 1917, 4 Sqn
HUBERT Raymond -
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
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10 jul 1914
Promotion
5° Division
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Career
Wings: 1913 - Hubert died at the hospital of Hasselt on 10 jul 1914 of severe injuries sustained in the crash of JERO Farman HF23bis. N° 18 on 09 Jul 1914 at Kiewit. He was the second Belgian military pilot to lose his life in a line-of-duty accident."
HUGON Sylvain
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
25 aug 1888
06 Aug 1979
Promotion
6° Division
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Career
Wings: 1914 - III Esc. HF, Esc III, 5 Sqn, after a short spell in the reserves Hugon returned to the active cadre becoming CO of 1Aé and later being promoted Colonel in command of the 3Aé.
ISSERENTANT Ernest
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
14 Jun 1888
17 Sep 1978
Promotion
4° Division
"Pisse-Vinaigre"
Career
Wings: 30 Aug 1913 - II Esc HF, 1 Esc HF, Esc II, 2 Sqn, CO 1A é, CO Brigade Aéronautique, CO Aéronautique Militaire (1935), retired 01 Aug 1938.
JACQUET Fernand
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
02 Nov 1888
12 Oct 1947
Promotion
4° Division
"Banjo"
Career
Wings: 30 Aug 1913 + II Esc HF, I Esc HF, 1 Sqn, CO Groupe de Chasse; 7 confirmed victories, 9 probable victories, credited with the first as well as the last aerial victory of the Aviation Militaire Belge during WW I. left the military in 1920.
JAMAR de BOLSEE Gustave
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
15 Oct 1893
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Promotion
Etampes 1916 - 1917
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Career
Wings: 11 Jul 1917 - 6 Sqn, demobbed on 31 Jan 1919
JAMAR de BOLSEE Maurice
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
21 Jun 1896
28 Jan 1937
Promotion
Etampes 1916 - 1917
"le Cawé"
Career
Wings: 04 Dec 1917 -9 Sqn - 1 confirmed victory - 1 probable, died in the crash of Sabena Savoia-Marchetti S73P OO-AGR at Oran Algeria) on 26 Jan 1937. Younger brother of Gustave Jamar de Bolsée.
JAUMOTTE Jules
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
14 Jul 1887
06 Jul 1940
Promotion
5° Division
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Career
Wings: Nov 1913 - II Esc.HF, 1 Esc.HF, Esc 1, 3 Sqn, 7 Sqn, demobbed on 13 Oct 1919.
JENATZY Ferréol
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
29 Aug 1881
16 Nov 1952
Promotion
Ec. Farman/Etampes 1915
"le Pit"
Career
Wings: 30 Aug 1915, 4 Sqn, 2 Sqn, Ecole d'Aviation