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Grumman AA.1B Trainer 2 (AA1B-0264)

 

 
Date: 1973

Location: -/EBAM

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Grumman was on December 12 1973 registered to Western Aviation Company, established on July 12 1968 and based at Amougies airfield. Here seen at its home base in a livery without titles.

Date: 08/03/1975

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: on December 16 1974 it went to a private user (J. Allen) basing the airframe at Antwerp airport, here seen such.

Date: 06/1977

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: after been put for sale in summer 1976 it migrated later that year in December to C.E.B.L.O. (Centrum Ter Bevordering van Luchtvaart Opleiding) established on January 1 1971, here seen such.

Date: 01/09/1984

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: it was damaged beyond repair at Texel airport (the Netherlands) on July 23 1983 when on landing went out of ballance just before touchdown due to strong winds and breaking off its nosewheel. Early 1984 it was seen stored inside a hangar of Styl Aviation at Antwerp airport and was never to be flow again whereby the engine was used for OO-GVA. Here seen when outside carrying their titles on the fuselage. In 1986 it was donated to SITO-4, a technical school near Antwerp airport being used as instruction airframe. In 2000 it moved to a hangar at Antwerp airport self for the same school still used as instruction airframe. It was removed from its duty in November 2002 and returned to Styl Aviation. In summer 2003 it was sold (but not registered) to a private user (F. De Boelpaep) who had the intention to use the fuselage for a private flight simulator.

 

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