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Piper PA.18-95 Super Cub (18-5822)

 

 
Date:  late 60's

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this vintage 1957 build Piper came on July 26 1965 in the register for Centre Aéronautique Carolorégien, established on December 15 1959 and based at Charleroi airport; here seen on a visit to Antwerp airport in a livery without titles.

Date: 19/10/2002

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: after a long period of storage at Froidchapelle airfield it was in October 2001 transported by road to Grimbergen airfield where it was restorated by R. Cuypers, later that year on November 9 registered to a trio private owners (R. Cuypers, T. Cuypers & B. Cuypers). It made a test flight to Brasschaat on June 15 2002 in a new outfit and became operational shortly afterwards, here depicted such when visiting Antwerp airport. On August 1 2005 ownership changed to R. Cuypers & R. Skelton, latter coming from Eire. On May 29 2006 it was cancelled from the register migrating on October 4 of the same year to Eire as "EI-DTS" for Martin Denis Murphy.

 

Belgian register