Location: -/EBDT

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Cessna was on October 18 1965 as OO-SIH registered to Sotramat which stood for Société de Transports Aériens Maritimes et Terrestres being established on May 7 1958 and based at Brussels Airport / Antwerp airport with at first the core business being importer of propeller driven Cessna airframes for the Benelux. Later it operated its own aircraft also for flying school activities as the depicted one carrying a green livery with their titles (see also upper left inset). On March 22 1967 it went as "OO-WIH" to Golden River Aviation Club, established on June 16 1938 and based at Wevelgem airport. On October 30 1968 it was sold to Western Aviation Company and moved on March 2 1970 further to Kortrijk Flying Club established on November 29 1969, both based at Wevelgem airport. On December 19 1979 it migrated to a trio private owners (M. Cornelis, A. Levens & J. Voet) basing their airframe at Ursel Air Base. After a period of storage there it was in 1986 sold and on April 3 1987 also registered to Aeroclub van Brasschaat, established on April 30 1969 and  based at Brasschaat airfield, here seen such in a livery without titles which was in fact a recent repaint based on that of Hessenatie-Sotramat Aviation (like its fellowship OO-SHB). Again after a period of storage from the mid nineties onwards it was as unairworthly airframe in February 1999 sold to England. After restoration it went on June 27 2001 as "G-BZJW" to a private user Reginald James Scott being cancelled from the Belgian register on the same day.