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Belgian formation team ‘The Victors” is celebrating its 15th anniversary

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This year, Belgian formation team “The Victors” celebrates its 15th anniversary. On Saturday 29 June, you can meet them at Ursel Airfield, which is also their home base. On that day, the team will give an extensive demonstration.

The formation team is unique, as it’s the only civilian formation team in Belgium, flying with 4 Piper PA-28 Cherokee (Cadet and Warrior III) aircraft.

On 28 March 2004 – 15 years ago, Emmanuel ‘Manu’ De Craene, Luc De Smet and Frankie Deck were flying near Ursel. They contacted each other via radio to join up and to fly together for a while. On that day, “The Victors” emerged and the rest is history …

The Victors – © Patrick Vercauteren
The Victors – © Patrick Vercauteren

What to expect on “Victorday”

  • Meet the team
  • Children’s entertainment
  • Expo about 15 years Formation Team The Victors
  • Reception
  • Extensive demonstration
  • Dinner
  • Party with live-band

 

The Victors – © Bram Botterman

 

Displays in 2019

More info: Website The Victors and The Victors Facebookpage

This post was published on 13 April 2019 08:00

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