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The Stampe en Vertongen museum pays tribute to the aviation pioneers Jean Stampe and Maurice Vertongen who founded their flying school and aircraft factory in Antwerp in 1923.

Together with their contemporary Jan Olieslagers - the Antwerp Devil - they were the initiators and driving forces behind the development of Antwerp airport.


Between 1923 and 1940, Stampe en Vertongen built several aircraft types, first known as RSV and later SV. The SV-4 was their most successful design and widely acclaimed for its aerobatic qualities. Before World War II, about 100 of this type were built in Antwerp. After the war, about 1000 more were made under license in France. The Belgian Air Force ordered 65.

Jean Stampe, King Albert I and Maurice Vertongen.

Karel Bos and Danny Cabooter

The Stampe en Vertongen Museum was founded in 1995 by Karel Bos and Danny Cabooter and is run on a voluntary basis.

The museum consists of a static and a flying part. The planes of the flying section are set up in the hangar and can be viewed from "the workhouse".

Besides a number of SV-4's and World War I aircraft - which can be photographed freely by the visitor, the museum tells the history of aviation in Antwerp. The story begins in 1909 with the first Antwerp flying week and continues to this day.

A team of volunteers is responsible for the maintenance of the museum, the collection and aircraft, as well as for receiving and guiding visitors.

The same volunteers are also responsible for the organization of the annual fly-in that takes place in the weekend after Ascension.

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