{"id":36225,"date":"2025-10-05T14:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T12:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=36225"},"modified":"2025-10-05T14:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T12:25:29","slug":"belgian-aviation-preservation-association-asbl-bapa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/belgian-aviation-preservation-association-asbl-bapa\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA)<\/strong>, based in <strong>Gembloux, Belgium<\/strong>, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the <strong>restoration, preservation, and display of historic aircraft<\/strong> that played an important role in Belgian and international aviation history. Founded and run by passionate volunteers, BAPA works to keep aviation heritage alive through meticulous restoration projects, static displays, and public exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chau. de Tirlemont 75<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5030 Gembloux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/17\/belgium\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"414\">Belgium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bapa.aero\">www.bapa.aero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:contact@bapa.aero\">contact@bapa.aero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+32&nbsp;477 93 16 71 and&nbsp;+32&nbsp;477 75 83 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BAPA (Belgium Aviation Preservation Association) has opened a small museum next to their restoration workshop. Visit can be made on Saturdays 10:00 &#8211; 17:00, but must be pre-arranged via their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bapa.aero\">www.bapa.aero<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d162145.76571648338!2d4.540387074886395!3d50.58014647801745!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x47c1827bd6b3c4f3%3A0x46921fc1e4a3a74f!2sBelgian%20Aviation%20Preservation%20Association%20ASBL%20(BAPA)!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1759665866847!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Aircraft collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Belgian-Aviation-Preservation-Association-ASBL-BAPA.png\" alt=\"Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA)\" class=\"wp-image-36228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Belgian-Aviation-Preservation-Association-ASBL-BAPA.png 507w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Belgian-Aviation-Preservation-Association-ASBL-BAPA-420x304.png 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Belgian-Aviation-Preservation-Association-ASBL-BAPA-240x174.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>(G-BKXP) A14<br><br>VX950<br><br>(G-BWGR) 44-30925<br><br>100010<br><br>FR121\/ABH<\/td><td>Auster AOP.6<br><br>de Havilland Vampire FB.5<br><br>North American TB-25N Mitchell<br><br>Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze<br><br>Sud-Ouest SO1221S Djinn<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the <strong>Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA)<\/strong>\u2019s remarkable aircraft are the <strong>North American TB-25N Mitchell<\/strong>, a twin-engine bomber that served with distinction during and after World War II; the <strong>SNCASO SO.1221S Djinn<\/strong>, an early French light helicopter known for its unique cold-jet propulsion system; the <strong>Auster AOP.6<\/strong>, a British air observation and liaison aircraft used by the Belgian Air Force in the post-war period; and the <strong>de Havilland Vampire FB.5<\/strong>, one of the first jet fighters to enter Belgian service in the late 1940s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its ongoing restoration efforts and educational outreach, <strong>Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA)<\/strong> continues to <strong>honor Belgium\u2019s rich aviation legacy<\/strong>, ensuring that these historic aircraft and the stories behind them remain accessible for future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Belgian Aviation Preservation Association ASBL (BAPA), based in Gembloux, Belgium, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and display of historic aircraft&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36225"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36229,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36225\/revisions\/36229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}