SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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ca 1968 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: this factory fresh Cessna was on October 28 1965 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 with at first the core business being importer of propeller driven Cessna airframes for the Benelux. Later it operated its own aircraft also for flying school activities as the depicted one carrying a red livery with "SFS" of Sotramat Flying School tail titles. |
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10/1969 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen with a golden tail adopted late 1969 and carrying "FAA Approved School EU 100-1" titles (see also upper right inset). |
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early 70's Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen with a blue livery and without titles. On December 18 1978 it merged with Hessenatie-Neptunus to form Hessenatie-Sotramat Aviation. |
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20/08/1990 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: after been with a couple private owners F. Declerck (Antwerp airport) since 1981 but in co-operation with Servisair, on February 4 1986 officially moving to this Wevelgem airport based airline and since December 3 1987 with J. Doolaeghe (also Wevelgem airport), it moved on January 26 1990 to the Kortrijk Flying Club, here seen such in a livery without titles inhereted from the previous private owners. |
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- Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: in July 1995 its own livery with logo on the fuselage was adopted (see also upper left inset), here seen such. On May 19 2009 it was sold to Dor Airlines based at Namur airport. On April 18 2011 it moved on to KDL Trucking Belgium based at St Ghislain airfield. It was seen stored at Charleroi airport on August 12 2012 and ten years later cancelled from the register on February 2. |