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Agusta-Bell 206A Jet Ranger (8284)

 

 
Date: 06/1983

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this second hand helicopter was registered on June 14 1973 to a Belgian private owner (J. Blanckaert) basing it at Ghent airfield. In the summer of 1979 it went to Publi-Air, initially based at Grimbergen airfield and from January 1992 onwards Namur airport, here seen in the first livery with black "Publi-Air" titles.

Date: 07/1983

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen with an advertisement for the Krediet Bank.

Date: 1988

Location: heliport Antwerp

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: second livery adopted early 1985 and seen at the Noorderterras of the Scheldekaai at Antwerp which was opened on October 28 1984, the helicopter had to carry floaters as safety measure as its approach / departure had to be carried out over the Schelde. On December 1 1988 it went to Sofinair (temporary new name of Publi-Air) and on May 29 1992 again to Publi-Air.

Date: 26/09/1992

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: after a white livery this picture reveals the fourth color scheme.

Date: 23/09/1994

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: fifth livery with only "VHM" titles.

Date: 07/09/1996

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: fifth livery with small "Aerodrome de Namur Publi-Air Helicopter Services" titles above the windows (see also upper left inset of lowest picture) and additional "EG Heliservice" titles behind the windows.

Date: 27/02/1999

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen without titles.

Date: 26/02/2000

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: with additional "Canvas" titles of the second channel of the Belgian national television. On September 13 2003, it left Antwerp airport for Zwartberg airfield being sold to a Belgian private owner (P. Ocula) where it silently came to an end from 2008 onwards when the owner had a fatal acccident whereby afterwards the heli was put for sale. It was on June 6 2017 sold to Agusta Aerospace Services, but due to the poor state of the heli shortly afterwards broken up in July 2017, probable at Liège airport. It was cancelled from the register on December 17 2018.

 

Belgian register