Bruxelles: port aérien international

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Bruxelles: port aérien international screen title.

Documentary (1924)
English: Brussels International Airport

Realisation:
Ernest Genval (Director)

Short promotional film (7 minutes) about the first commercial airport in Brussels, at Haren. At the time SABENA-Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne operates the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Brussels-Basel service. Flights to Paris and London are also available.

Various Aircraft

At Aérodrome de Bruxelles-Haren (Bruxelles-Evère) / Brussels-Haren luchthaven.

0- SABCA-Handley Page H.P.W8F of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne.
1- Reg. O-BELG Airco DH.9C of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne;
2- Reg. O-BAHF Ansaldo A.300C c/n 6003 of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne;
3- Reg. O-BIEN Airco DH.9C of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne;
4- a Belgian Airco DH.9B or DH.9C;

Various aircraft at Aérodrome de Bruxelles-Haren (Bruxelles-Evère) / Brussels-Haren luchthaven.

3- Reg. O-BIEN Airco DH.9C of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne;
4- a Belgian Airco DH.9B or DH.9C;
5- Unidentified;
6- Unidentified (Belgian aircraft);
7- Blériot-SPAD S.33.
8- Reg. O-BREF Rumpler C.IV of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne.

Various aircraft at Aérodrome de Bruxelles-Haren / Brussels-Haren luchthaven.

De Havilland DH34

Reg. G-EBBY De Havilland DH34 c/n 36 of Imperial Airways.

Note the two mechanics hanging on at the tail to help the plane turn.

SABCA-Handley Page H.P.W8B

Registration O-BAHM SABCA-Handley Page H.P.W8B c/n 3 of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge de Navigation Aérienne. Ordered as trimotor SABCA-Handley Page H.P.W8E and eventually ended as twin-engine as seen here.