Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Cessna (build by Reims) was on March 7 1979 registered to Hessenatie-Sotramat Aviation (was a merger between Hessenatie-Neptunus and Sotramat Aviation on December 18 1978) and arrived at Antwerp airport a few weeks later on March 23. Here captured at its home base in its full livery without titles. On November 7 1983 it went to Belgian Flight Center, established on May 17 1979 and based at Grimbergen airfield, but this particular airframe based at Antwerp airport. Quite rapidly on November 18 1983 it moved on to Publi-Fly, established on June 29 1976 and basing the airframe also at Antwerp airport. After been sold in 1986 to a private user (R. De Cuyper), Ursel Air Base, it was on October 2 1986 sold to Aeroclub van Brasschaat, based at Brasschaat airfield. On October 22 2012 it was sold to England and left Brasschaat airfield a few weeks later on November 4. It was cancelled from the register on December 6 2012 becoming four days later "G-SHBA" for Paul's Planes Ltd.