02/28/2023. Remarks by
Johan Visschedijk: "Mechanic, pilot and aviation enthusiast, Georges Dassy had set up a workshop in Schaerbeek, near Brussels, Belgium, and in 1927 he obtained a contract from the Militaire Vliegwezen (Military Aeronautics) for engine overhaul and repair of aircraft and engines, an activity he continued until May 1940, with the occupation of Belgium in WW II.
In 1929 Dassy started the construction of the D.A. 1 under the company name Avions Dassy, this in the context of the so-called "subsidy to encourage the national aeronautical industry", offered by the Belgium government. Obviously intended to develop aviation in Belgium, this subsidy was also offered to aero clubs for purchasing new aircraft built in Belgium. However, reportedly the government never made a payment in this program.
The aircraft was designed for Dassy by an engineer named Glymes, who also worked for
SABCA. The tandem two-seat monoplane was entirely constructed of spruce wood and clad in plywood, and it was fitted with an 120 hp Renard five-cylinder radial engine. Registered OO-ALN it was first flown in August 1930, the next month it was sold to the director of the national aviation school, Jef Guldentops. The aircraft was deregistered in April 1946, as presumed destroyed during the war.
