Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Cessna (build by Reims) was on May 25 1966 registered to Sotramat which stood for Société de Transports Aériens Maritimes et Terrestres being established on May 7 1958 and based at Brussels Airport / Antwerp airport, at that time the Benelux importer of propeller driven Cessna airframes. Shortly afterwards it went to a private user (J. Bogaerts) basing the airframe at Grimbergen airfield. In 1970 it went to Air Technic based at Namur airport and in 1972 moving further to Publi-Air based at Grimbergen airfield. In 1976 it migrated to a private user (H.J. Traube), same airfield, here seen such in a livery without titles. Six years later on May 17 it went to another private user (M. Mainil), Grimbergen airfield. On January 3 1986 it went to Take Off 2000, a year later on July 9 to a private user (P. Masson) and on December 5 1988 to another private user (J. Van Bruystegem), all based at Grimbergen airfield, but the latter in later years moving to Beverlo airfield and Antwerp airport. It was ferried to France on May 21 2019 and was due for Azur Aero Assistance being on September 26 of the same year cancelled from the register. However it doesn't show up in the French register so it could be stored and / or used for spares only.