Melsbroek Air Base

Belgium / Flamisch Brabant / Steenokkerzeel / Haachtse steenweg, 137

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* 15 Wing (Operations)
- 20 Squadron
The flotilla was basically composed of 12 C- 130 Hercules registered CH -01 to CH -12. On July 15, 1996 , the CH- 06 crashed with 41 people on board the Eindhoven Airport. Emergencies known under the name of Herculesramp . In May 2006, the C-130 CH- 02 was destroyed in a fire at a warehouse of Sabena technics in Melsbroek . It is replaced by the CH -13. That leaves 11 C-130 in service today .
- 21 Squadron,
1 Airbus A321, 2 EMBRAER 135, 2 EMBRAER 145 , 1 Falcon 900, 2 Falcon 20.
* Detachment Customs and Transit
* Defence & Support Group
* Maintenance Group
* Liaison Det Para-Commando
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Air_Transport_Wing

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melsbroek_Air_Base

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Coordinates: 50°54'46"N 4°29'29"E

Quarters Majoor Housiau 4 km
Former NATO Headquarters 6.4 km
Quarters Koningin Elisabeth 6.7 km
Quarters Koningin Astrid 7.3 km
Quarters Duisburg 10 km
Quarters Commandant de Hemptinne 16 km
Quarters Meerdaal 16 km
Beauvechain Air Base 24 km
Quarters Onder Luitenant Baron Zuylen van Nyevelt 24 km
Command and Staff Quarters 26 km

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