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Piper PA.23-150 Apache (23-1289)

 

 
Date: 05/1967

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this vintage 1958 build Piper Apache came in the Belgian register on August 26 1965 for Traveco based at Brussels Airport. Here it's seen at its home base in a livery without titles. On March 2 1970 it moved on to Publi-Air.

Date: 04/01/1981

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: Jan Possemiers

Description: on May 26 1976 it went to Air Ring, established on October 3 1975 and initially basing this Piper at Brussels Airport, later Grimbergen airfield. On November 22 1978 it left the register in favor for the American one and became "N90284" but remained with the same Belgian operator, here seen such in their full livery with tail logo and titles.

Date: 05/1987

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen six years later in the same outfit from the other side.

Date: 03/2002

Location: QNM/EBNM

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: at an unknown date in 2001 was damaged beyond repair on a forced landing at Namur airport. It was there first noted derelict on January 17 2002, here depicted a few months later and was last time seen there on July 29 2011.

 

Belgian register