Brussels and Grimbergen, 20 August 1975

Brussels and Grimbergen, 20 August 1975 Jul 3, 2024 21:43:12 GMT 1 viscount, Samba, and 8 more like this

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Post by acklington on Jul 3, 2024 21:43:12 GMT 1

Continuing with my Belgian visit (see previous two threads), on 20th August 1975 I visited Brussels-Zaventem Airport. There was not much activity so I moved on to Grimbergen, just to the north of Brussels.

Here are the results from that day, Brussels first;

4X-ATB, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Of note were the armed soldiers front and back, plus it was remote oparked. This 707 was later preserved in Germany and displayed in Lufthansa colours, before being recently scrapped.

OO-JFP, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Pleased to have got this one, but it was not a survivor, being lost in a crash years later.

OO-SDF, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-SJN, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 fw by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-SJN, OO-SDF, 4X-ATB, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-SJO, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-VGT, Guy Franzen, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-VGT, Guy Franzen, Brussels - Zaventem, 20 Aug 75 (3) cw by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Note the usually excellent roof-top terraces, but they were closed when I was there, possibly because of the Israel 707.

On to Grimbergen, a very pleasant place, subsequently closed by a new local authority owner, until they were persuaded to re-open it years later, after first foresting half of the site!

F-BSPP, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-ADJ (44-79897 L-4H), Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-BOB, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-ESM, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-ETF, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
Note the circular hangars (two) in the background, by a British architect in 1957, they have a moulded concrete core, the first ever, and are now registered buildings.

OO-JOY, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-JOY, OO-ADJ, OO-SIQ, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-JPC, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-JPC, OO-JPG, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

OO-JPD, Grimbergen, 20 Aug 75 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
The real gem in this photo is the fencing in the foreground. It is British three and a half inch square Steel Mesh Tracking (SMT), a relic of the D-Day invasion when Grimbergen became an Advanced Landing Ground B-20.