Belgian Wings
Belgian Air Force, past and present.
The Aeronautical Reference Site - De Luchtvaart Referentie Site - Le site référence de l'Aéronautique
Airbus A400M Atlas
Four engine turboprop transport aircraft
On 27 May 2003, Belgium (together with France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom) has ordered 7 Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Airbus Military) A400M airlifters to replace its Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The Belgian Air Component will also manage the single aircraft which will be bought by Luxemburg. The first aircraft, CT-01 for the Luxembourg Armed Foces, arrived at Melsbroek airbase on 9 October 2020, followed by the first Belgian Air Force machine (CT-02) on 202 December 2020. -- The A400M's first flight took place on 11 December 2009 at Sevilla, Spain where the final assembly facility is established. Currently 174 aircraft are ordered by 8 nations.
C/N
104
CT-01
Date In
Oct 2020
Date Out
Active
History
CT-01, Luxembourg Air Force, painted. First flight Sevilla 03 Apr 2020, arrived at Melsbroek on 9 Oct 2020.
C/N
106
CT-02
Date In
Dec 2020
Date Out
Active
History
CT-02, first Belgian Air Force aircraft - Seen on production line in Sevilla on 16 Dec 2019. First Flight Sevilla 27 Jul 2020. Arrived at Melsbroek on 22 Dec 2020.
C/N
109
CT-03
Date In
Mar 2021
Date Out
Active
History
CT-03, delivered to 15th Wing on 03 Mar 2021.
C/N
114
CT-04
Date In
Sep 2021
Date Out
Active
History
CT-04, first flight Sevilla 02 Jul 2021, delivered to 15th Wing on 23 September 2021.
C/N
116
CT-05
Date In
Nov 2021
Date Out
Active
History
CT-05, first flight Sevilla 22 Jul 2021, delivered to 15th Wing on 10 November 2021.
C/N
117
CT-06
Date In
Jan 2022
Date Out
Active
History
CT-06, first flight Sevilla 17 Sep 2021, delivered to 15th WIng on 14 January 2022.
C/N
119
CT-07
Date In
May 2022
Date Out
Active
History
CT-07, first noted at Seville in full BAF livery as CT-07 on 26 Nov 2021, delivered to 15th WIng on 11 May 2022.
C/N
133
CT-08
Date In
Date Out
History
CT-08, flight-test registration EC-400, first flight Seville 31 Aug 2023, delivered to 15th WIng on 12 January 2024.