Location: OST/EBOS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this second hand Cessna arrived on November 24 1970 at Moorsele airfield as "HB-UEF" and was on April 20 1971 registered to a private user (R. Louage) basing it at Ostend airport. A few weeks later on May 3 its CofA was given, here depicted such at its home base in a livery of the previous Swiss owner and without titles.

Location: OST/EBOS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: on May 9 1972 it moved to Noldair established on October 15 1971 and also based at Ostend airport. Its CofA did expire on January 6 1973 but migrated nevertheless on July 15 1974 to Noldair's owner A. Depuydt himself after he withdrew from his company. It was supposed to be used by Merlin Air Trade, established on November 23 1972 also based at Ostend airport and the airframe used as freighter which didn't materialize and instead a new CofA given on November 22 1974 for private flights only by A. Depuydt, here depicted such.

Location: OST/EBOS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: since September 20 1977 it was under revision at Ostend airport. On November 21 1978 it went to Westvlucht pvba based at Wevelgem airport, but the airframe self remained stored at Ostend airport awaiting repairs to get a new CofA which didn't materialize due to the further deteriorating state of the airframe. Instead after many years of storage, in open air since 1980 and here depicted such, it was in the summer of 1983 transported by road to La Ferté AIais (France) for possible restoration there and was on February 9 1984 cancelled from the register.