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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • research on the upper layers of the atmosphere. JPL · 9683 9684 Olieslagers 4113 P-L Jan Olieslagers (1883–1942), Belgian aviation pioneer, caused the airport...
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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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  • 1989 Florennes : 1989 - Present André de Meulemeester Fernand Jacquet Jan Olieslagers Willy Coppens Nieuport 10 Nieuport Scout Nieuport 16 Nieuport 17 Hanriot...
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    Germany. September 12 Flying a Nieuport 10 named le Demon ("The Demon"), Jan Olieslagers forces a German Aviatik C.I down, becoming the first Belgian pilot...
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  • also the first Belgian pilot to use the "Cocotte" on his aircraft), Jan Olieslagers, André de Meulemeester. During the initial years of World War I, the...
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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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    superintendent of the Illinois Central Railroad (b. 1843) Belgium fighter pilot Jan Olieslagers forced down a German Aviatik while flying a Nieuport named le Demon...
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    to Belgium and lived his last five years with fellow Belgian ace Jan Olieslagers's only daughter until his death in 1986. Willy Coppens was created Knight...
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    Luftfahrtruppen 6 Hans Oberlander German Empire Luftstreitkräfte 6 Jan Olieslagers Kingdom of Belgium Aviation Militaire Belge 6 Luigi Olivi Italy Corpo...
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    Himst has collected 4 Belgian Golden Shoes which is the current record. Jan Ceulemans and Wilfried Van Moer have both won the trophy three times. The...
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    Janslust motorcross halted in the area. Former members Johan van Dijck, Jan Derikx and Harry Maessen founded a new private foundation in 1983, Stichting...
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    Ster van Zwolle, Bert-Jan Lindeman Stage 1 Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux, André Looij Overall Tour de Bretagne, Bert-Jan Lindeman Stage 6, André...
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