Location: OST/EBOS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this second hand Harvard (ex Belgian Air Force "H-17") came on October 11 1958 in the register for Cogea Nouvelle, established on January 14 1946 as Compagnie Générale d'Exploitation Aéronautique (shortened to Cogea) based at Keerbergen airfield but after a reorganistation on November 30 1954 its name changed to Cogea Nouvelle whereby its base switched to Ostend airport. Here seen such in a metal livery with their logo and titles on the fuselage. On June 7 1961 it was via Dakar (Senegal) ferried to the Congo and a year later on October 22 1962 cancelled from the register migrating to the Congolese Air Force.