Summer Special 11: VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING Belgian Air Force

Douglas C-47B Skytrain OT-CWA/K-1 43-49240 Belgian Air Force

This summer we will do some short articles about airshows, fly-ins, events, museums, military exercises under the title Summer Special.

VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING

Kwartier Groenveld, Haachtsesteenweg 138, 1820 Melsbroek, Belgium

The Dakota Association was founded in 1993 and is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to acquire, document, preserve and maintain a complete collection of aircraft that were flown by the Belgian military transport wing from the beginning of World War II to the present. Our role is to preserve the artifacts, books, periodicals and manuals relating to this mandate. The Museum houses representations of all aircraft that ever flew with the 15th Wing, an extensive aviation Exhibit Gallery and the most up to date archive on all aircraft types, upgrade programs and missions prepared, flown and safely maintained by the men and women of the 15th Wing, Belgian Air Force.

Aircraft collection

CB01

K1/OT-CWA

CP10/OT-CAJ

CH03

RM7/OT-ZAG
Boeing 727-29C

Douglas C-47B Skytrain

Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar

Lockheed C-130H Hercules

Percival (Hunting Percival) P-66 Pembroke C.51
Boeing 727-29C CB-01 Belgian Air Force, VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING, Melsbroek, Belgium
Boeing 727-29C CB-01 Belgian Air Force
Boeing 727-29C CB-01 Belgian Air Force, VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING, Melsbroek, Belgium
Boeing 727-29C CB-01 Belgian Air Force
Boeing 727-29C CB-01 Belgian Air Force, VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING, Melsbroek, Belgium
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar OT-CAJ/CP10/10 Belgian Air Force, VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING, Melsbroek, Belgium
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar OT-CAJ/CP10/10 Belgian Air Force
Lockheed C-130H Hercules CH-03 Belgian Air Force, VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING, Melsbroek, Belgium
Lockheed C-130H Hercules CH-03 Belgian Air Force
Percival (Hunting Percival) P-66 Pembroke C.51 OT-ZAG/RM7/7 Belgian Air Force, VZW DAKOTA, Documentation Center of 15 WING, Melsbroek, Belgium
Percival (Hunting Percival) P-66 Pembroke C.51 OT-ZAG/RM7/7 Belgian Air Force

Photos Rob Vogelaar