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Piper PA.23-150 Apache (23-911)

 

 
Date: late 60's

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this vintage 1957 build Piper Apache came in the Belgian register on February 12 1964 for Christiane Devleminck on behalf of Devleminck Air Services (DAS), established in 1953 which was a flight school based at Grimbergen airfield. Here it's seen at its home base in a second livery with "DAS" titles behind the windows (see also upper left inset).

Date: 10/04/1967

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: on April 10 1967 it had an accident at Grimbergen airfield when on landing the right undercarriage collapsed, here depicted such in its first livery but was afterwards repaired. On September 10 1970 it crashed at Cronat (France) when encountering a thunderstorm killing both occupants on board and was afterwards cancelled from the register on November 10 1976.

 

Belgian register