Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Cessna (build by Reims) was on December 7 1978 registered to Hessenatie-Sotramat Aviation and arrived at Antwerp airport on February 9 1979 after on December 18 1978 a merger took place between Hessenatie-Neptunus and Sotramat Aviation (latter established on May 7 1958). 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. On February 14 1985 it moved on to MS Color based at Grimbergen airfield. On March 23 1989 it migrated further to a private user (J. Claes) based at Goetsenhoven Air Base. Later on October 25 1991 it went on a trio private owners (P. Vermeiren, S. Mathieux & C. Pessendorffer) based at Grimbergen airfield. On August 26 1996 it went to private user (P. Lejeune) basing it at Namur airport and on October 29 1998 to another one (M. Smets), Zwartberg airfield. On May 3 2001 it migrated to Aero Kiewit based at Kiewit airfield. On August 20 2013 it was cancelled from the register migrating to the American one as "N246TB" but remained in Belgium with International Air Services (of M. Fabry).