Establishment of the Belgian Air Force

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:associated_with Royal Belgian Air Force Museum
gptkbp:base gptkb:Brussels_Airport
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Air_Force_Day
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Léon_de_Witte
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:NATO_air_operations
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:intelligence_operations
active
logistics support
search and rescue operations
humanitarian missions
peacekeeping missions
disaster relief operations
joint exercises
modernized
multinational operations
training missions
cyber defense operations
air policing missions
integrated into NATO
gptkbp:date October 1, 1909
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:evolved_into modern air force structure
gptkbp:first_flight 1909
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
interwar period
pre-World War I
post-Cold War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Establishment of the Belgian Air Force
gptkbp:impact development of air power in Belgium
gptkbp:influenced World War I aviation
gptkbp:initial_fleet Bleriot XI aircraft
gptkbp:inspired future air force formations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:Belgian_government
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:notable_person Captain Charles de Tricornot de Rose
Lieutenant Pierre de Caters
gptkbp:operational_use reconnaissance
air defense
support missions
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:significance creation of military aviation in Belgium
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Belgian_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Albert_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5