Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Cessna (build by Reims) was on June 24 1975 registered to Abelag Aviation , established in 1964 and basing this airframe at Grimbergen airfield. It carried two color schemes with the first one depicted here with small "Abelag" titles in the tail (see also upper left inset).

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: it was in a period between 1977-1978 presumable leased to General Air Center based at Liège airport after their own Cessna "OO-CNB" crashed on January 22 1977. After this lease seen in the second livery with larger "Abelag" titles in the tail. On December 2 1981 it went to Europaviation, the brand name of Abelag's fleet of small sized aircraft. From April 4 1983 onwards it had several different Belgian owners with the last one being the Charleroi airport based Bluetail Flight School since October 10 2014 and it's such still current in the register although its last flight was made on September 18 2019 and afterwards its CofA did expire on November 30 of the same year. Bluetail Flight School itself was declared bankrupt on August 29 2023. It was seen withdrawn from use and dismantled at St Ghislain airfield on August 15 2024.