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Bell 47G-2 (1496)

 

 
Date: 1974

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this vintage 1956 build American Bell helicopter was on May 11 1973 registered to Brussels Airways (but with an Air Operator's Certificate of Publi-Air) which was set up on September 4 1967 by Charly De Pauw, a project developer of Brussels and this helicopter was based at Grimbergen airfield. Here seen in its full outfit with "Air Wasteels" titles. After an incident on June 9 1976 when enroute Quévy-le-Grand (Belgium) it was withdrawn from use & used for spares at Brussels and cancelled from the register on September 24 1979.

 

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