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Piper PA.28-140 Cherokee Six (32-7340123)

 

 
Date: 1973

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Piper was registered to Locatrans nv on June 4 1973 but at disposal to European Air Transport based at Grimbergen airfield and used by its flight school. Here it's seen in its first livery (of two) without titles.

Date: 10/1978

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: from 1974 onwards it was noted with small "European Air Transport" titles above the registration (see also left upper inset).

Date: 1980

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: it was officially sold to European Air Transport on March 1 1979 changing around that time also their livery, here seen such and it stayed like this till migrating to Abatros Air Academy on July 9 1981, also based at Grimbergen airfield.

Date: 08/1981

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: here seen such when with Abatros Air Academy in the same livery without titles.

Date: 03/1983

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: here seen whereby with the righ angle of sun it could be detected that the "European Air Transport" titles were overpainted with a red color which was slightly darker than the one used in the red cheatline.

Date: 1985

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen in the own livery of Abatros adopted in 1984, but without titles.

Date: 01/06/1989

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: here seen with titles. After Abatros demise on September 8 1995 it was for a while stored at Grimbergen airfield, afterwards being cancelled from the register on August 20 1996 moving a day later to England as "G-BWVO" for Taylor Aircraft Services Ltd.

 

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