Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Cessna was on December 17 1957 registered to Sabena and arrived at Brussels Airport later that month on December 30. It was used by Ecole d’Aviation Civile / Burgerlijke Luchtvaartschool (founded in 1952) and based at Grimbergen airfield providing training for future Sabena pilots but was between July 26 1960 and December 24 1961 also used by Air Katanga. Here seen on a training flight to Antwerp airport in their second livery without titles. Later in 1981 it was laid up at Brussels Airport (CofA did expire on September 26 1981) and was cancelled from the register on March 14 1985. Later it was re-registered "N611CE" and left such Brussels Airport the next month on April 26.