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Partenavia P.68B Victor (88)

 

 
Date: 09/1978

Location: ANR/EBAW

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Description: this factory fresh Partenavia was on April 26 1977 registered to Travair, established on February 20 1967 as taxi operator and based at Antwerp airport. The airframe itself arrived a month earlier at its home base on March 13 1977. In May 1978 it went to Hessenatie-Neptunus which was founded in 1957 after both companies merged, basing this airframe at Antwerp airport, here seen such in their full livery with tail logo. When the company bought all shares of Sotramat it changed its name to Hessenatie-Sotramat Aviation on December 18 1978.

Date: 1982

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen with Pardaf Airlines tail logo (see also upper right inset).

Date: 18/10/1982

Location: Breendonk (Belgium)

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: on October 18 1982 it crashed at Breendonk while on an IFR flight in landing phase to Antwerp airport when icing did occur and the pilot lost control killing all five on board. Here depicted the scenery after this accident and a crash report (in French) can be found here. It was cancelled from the register on January 11 1984.

 

Belgian register