Royal Belgium Air Force
ROYAL BELGIUM AIR FORCE
No. 1 Wing - Beauvechain, Belgium:
No. 349 Squadron “Mace”: 24 F-16A
No. 350 Squadron “Ambiorix”: 24 F-16A
No. 2 Wing - Florennes, Belgium:
No. 1 Squadron “Stingers”: 24 F-16A
No. 2 Squadron “Comet”: 24 F-16A
No. 3 Wing - Liege, Belgium:
No. 8 Squadron: 36 Mirage 5BA
No. 42 Squadron: 22 Mirage 5BR (Recon)
No. 10 Wing - Kleine-Brogel, Belgium:
No. 23 Squadron “Devils”: 24 F-16A
No. 31 Squadron “Tigers”: 24 F-16A
No. 15 Wing - Melsbrock, Belgium:
No. 20 Squadron: 12 C-130H
No. 21 Squadron: 5 Merlin IIIA; 2 Falcon 20; 3 BAe 748
OCU “Vulture”: 18 F-16B
School Squadron 28 SF-260MB
No. 7 Squadron 16 Alpha Jet
No. 9 Squadron 23 Magister
No. 11 Squadron 16 Alpha Jet
No. 1 Helicopter Squadron 3 HSS-5, 5 Sea King SAR
4 Air Defense Squadrons: 9 Nike-Hercules missiles each (reequipping with Patriot)
6 Air Defense Battalions: 6 I-Hawk launchers each
Note 1: Belgium built 160 F-16s at its SABCA plant between 1978 and 1991. The first order for 96 F-16A and 20 F-16B was completed in 1985. Deliveries on the second order of 40 F-16A and 4 F-16B were begun in 1987 and completed in 1991. An estimated 136 total were in inventory by the end of 1989.
Note 2: Belgium originally took delivery of 63 Mirage 5BA, 16 2-seat Mirage 5BD, and 27 photo-recon Mirage 5BR.
An estimated 38 Mirage 5BA, 20 Mirage 5BR, and 16 Mirage 5BD were in inventory in 1989.
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