Michel MANDL

Emeritus•Section 5•Ancien chef d'Etat Major de la Force Aérienne belge

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Information personnelles

Prefix*

General

First name*

Michel

Last name*

MANDL

Title*

Ancien chef d'Etat Major de la Force Aérienne belge

Birth date*

8 August 1944

Birth place*

RAMSEL (Belgique)

Sociétariat

Actual membership

Emeritus

Membership history

Correspondant, Titulaire, Honoraire

Election date as Correspondent

16 June 2016

Election date as Fellow

14 June 2018

Date of change to Emeritus membership

31 December 2019

Bureau, section Commission et groupe de travail

Historique des fonctions au Bureau

Aucune

Section

Section 5

Role in the section

Membre

Commissions

None

Workgroups

None

Notice biographique

Career summary

Military pilot from 1963 till 2002. After a fighter pilot carreer (from 1966 till 1984) on F-84F, Mirage 5 and F-16, became professor at the War college in Brussels (1984-1987. Then, at the Cabinet of the Minister of defense, different function ending as Chief of Cabinet. Promoted to general, in charge successively of Trainin and logistics, Operations and finally as Chief of staff of the Belgian Air Force. Retired, he became president of the Vieilles Tiges of Belgium (2007-2013).

Main decorations-distinctions

20/04/2001 : THE NATO MEDAL FORMER Yougoslavia and KOSOVO+Commander Legion of Merit (USA) 2/01/2002+Légion d'Honneur - Commandeur 3/04/2002

Main Works and Publications

Biographies for the Académie des Arts et des lettres belges and the Vieilles tiges. - Cent ans de technique Aé en Belgique. Ed Cefal 2011.

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