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Piper PA.18-135 Super Cub (18-3824)

 

 
Date: late 70's

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: build in 1954, this second hand Piper was on March 14 1977 registered to the NATO Flying Club based at Grimbergen airfield. Here depicted such in a camouflage outfit inhereted from its previous user the Royal Netherlands Air Force and without titles.

Date: 08/1981

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen with a small sticker of the club's logo in the tail saying "NATO - OTAN Aeroclub" (see also upper left inset).

Date: 01/09/1984

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen with an additional military sticker at the backside. In September 1988 it was damaged when running into a hangar at Brussels Airport and was afterwards for several  years under restoration. On July 30 1993 it migrated to a private user (G. Copet) and on October 26 1998 to a couple other ones (P. Cassart & F. Brocart) with from October 28 1999 onwards P. & F. Brocart the owners, in later years only the latter one as owner, each time basing the Piper at St Hubert airfield. On August 24 2005 it moved to Hub'Air also based at St Hubert airfield. Since November 23 2023 it's current with SkyVentures, same airfield. On June 24 2024 it was damaged on landing at Bad Durkheim (Germany) and was a month later on July 18 transported to Antwerp airport for repairs. 

 

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