1Wing 1946-1996

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• History of the base from 1946 to 1949.
• The 160^th (Belgian) Wing becomes the 160^th Fighter-Day Wing.
• The 160^th Fighter-Day Wing becomes the 1^st Fighter-Day Wing.
• Mosquito’s NF30 acquisition.
• Formation of 10^th Night Fighter Squadron. (Mosquito NF-30)
• Formation of Auxiliary Squadron.
• Formation of 4^th Fighter-Day Squadron
• 349^th Squadron receives its first jet, followed by 350^th and 4^th Squadrons.

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• History of the base from 1950 to 1955
• The 350^th Squadron is converted on Meteor F.8
• Establishment of the 11^th Night Fighter Squadron (Meteor NF.11)
• Creation of an aerobatics display team by the Cpn Robert "Bobby" Bladt, CO of the 350^th Sqn.
• The first Meteor NF.11 is taken on charge by the 10^th Squadron.
• The Auxiliary Squadron is converted on Meteor F.4
• Conversion of the 349^th Squadron and 4^th Squadron on Meteor F.8
• The Base of Beauvechain becomes the "Base Lt Col Aviator Charles Roman"

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• Base history from 1956 to 1959.
• 10^th Night Fighter Squadron conversion on Meteor NF.11.
• 349 Sqn and 350 Sqn conversion on Hawker Hunter F.4.
• Break up of Auxiliary Squadron, 4^th Squadron and 10^th Squadron.
• 11 Sqn, 349 Sqn and 350 Sqn conversion on Avro CF-100 "Canuck".
• The 1^st Fighter Wing becomes 1^st All Weather Fighter Wing.

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