Lieutenant Jan Olieslagers was a Belgian motorcycle and aviation pioneer who set world records with both types of machinery. He became a flying ace during...
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Jan Kaspar died 75 years ago." Czech Radio, 1 February 2002. Retrieved: 8 January 2012. "The World Speed Record"Flight 25 May 1951 "Jan Olieslagers."...
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victories. Adolphe DuBois d'Aische – 6 confirmed aerial victories. Jan Olieslagers – 6 confirmed aerial victories. Aerial victory standards of World War...
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Tabuteau Maurice Farman MF-2 00:05:03:05 July 10, 1910 Reims, France Jan Olieslagers Blériot monoplane 00:04:17:35 November 3, 1909 Mourmelon-le-Grand,...
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flying the type included Andre de Meulemeester, Edmond Thieffry and Jan Olieslagers. The Imperial Russian Air Service operated large numbers of Nieuports...
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for the city started in 1921, under the impulse of pioneer aviator Jan Olieslagers and others. The national airline Sabena operated passenger services...
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He started his sport career on the motorcycle, competing against Jan Olieslagers. He learned to fly in France, at the flight school of Henri Farman...
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Guynemer, who used several Nieuport 10s, all marked "Vieux Charles". Jan Olieslagers was flying a Nieuport 10 when he became the first Belgian to shoot...
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also became aces with it: Andre de Meulemeester, Edmond Thieffry, Jan Olieslagers, and Fernand Jacquet. The fledgling air force was entrusted with flying...
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vliegplein in reference to the airfield. Another famous Belgian pioneer, Jan Olieslagers, was also active in Sint-Job, but later contributed to the construction...
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