Frédéric Vormezeele

Frédéric Vormezeele was born with the aviation bug in his blood, which he undoubtedly inherited from his father, Col Eric Vormezeele. Father Eric started to collect antique airplanes about 40 years ago and, Frédéric joined him in his passion at the age of 6, when he had his first hands-on experience as a mechanic on a Sea Fury.

Frédéric joined the Belgian Air cadets at age 16. In the meantime he started flying the Tiger Moth with his father and had his first solo on this aircraft. After having graduated from the Sabena Flight School at the age of 20, he started flying Air Displays with a Fieseler Storch.

Since 1993 Frédéric has been flying airshows each season on aircraft ranging from P-51 Mustang to Boeing Stearman. Experience includes solo aerobatic displays as well as formation displays. In the meantime he has also been active in restoring and maintaining all those vintage airplanes. Holding an A&P aircraft mechanic’s license, he has his own restoration and flight training company.

His day-to day job is flying as an airline captain. Types flown are B737, B757/767, A320, A330 and A340.