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Belgian Air Component retires CM-02 after 43 years of VIP flights

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Today the Belgian Air Component (Dutch: Luchtcomponent, French: Composante air) retired CM-02, a Dassault Falcon 20E-5 VIP aircraft transporting the Royal Family, ministers and other important leaders of the army and the government for 43 years.

Last year CM-01 retired (Read: The army retires an aircraft for which it cannot pay the heavy maintenance), now it’s this “Mystère 20″‘s turn after 16210 hours of flying.

From wikipedia.

This post was published on 22 December 2016 20:39

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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