| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | X-12 |
| Alternate Serial: | 12 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 504 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 504 |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 504N |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Belgium - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Utrecht - SoesterbergMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHSB IATA: UTC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 July 1932 to 29 July 1932 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 160136 |
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Relations between Belgium and Holland were not without issues after WWI and this Belgian visit to Soesterberg was an official affair, led by Lt Gen Gillieaux. The Dutch army air force commander, Maj Van Santen, must have felt outgunned! According to Dutch newspaper reports, five Avro 504Ns from the flying school at Wevelgem were involved, and X-12 wears the school's familiar pinguin emblem. The aircraft type designator X was only worn underwing. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie This photo was added on 20 August 2019, and has since been viewed 1323 times. |