P15

Situating the new airport

Photo captions (top-left to bottom-right)

  • An RSV 26/180 on floats is tested on the “moat” of the Lanteernhof, a local farm. (coll. Aviation Antwerp vzw)
  • The Stampe-Vertongen installations. (coll. Dirk Buytaert)
  • The Sabena office opened in 1928. (coll. Dirk Buytaert)
  • The second airport building. (coll. Dirk Buytaert)
  • The new airport building just before the inauguration in September 1930. (coll. Dirk Buytaert)
  • The first airport building in 1923. The farm “Kroond Leeuwhof” which had to make way for the new airport building in 1929. (coll. Dirk Buytaert)
  • Situation of the airport in relation to the current airport. (Photo in 1929 - drawing in 2013) (coll. Walter Van Brempt)
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