Location: CRL/EBCI

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Grumman was on July 4 1974 registered to Western Aviation Company, established on July 12 1968 and based at Amougies airfield. Shortly afterwards it went to Centre Aviation Générale (CAG), established on March 3 1975 and based at Charleroi airport, here seen such carrying these titles in the tail (see also upper left inset).

Location: CRL/EBCI

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: when with CAG it was from the late seventies onwards also leased to Aéro Club de Charleroi which was established on May 18 1978, here seen such with the titles of the club placed above the registration and its logo on the tail. In the eighties it went to a private user (P. Delisse) continuing operating for the aeroclub till its closure in 1985. Afterwards it went on July 3 1985 to Comptoir Industrial et Aéronautique sprl, Charleroi airport. Later on October 29 1985 it migrated to Air-Rent-Service, a flight school created on October 4 1985 and also based at Charleroi airport whereby the livery was updated in early 1996. In 2005 it was put for sale but continued operating for the flight school. On July 28 2007 it was damaged at its home base due to fuel starvation after a navigation flight but was repaired afterwards and a report of it can be found here. On December 5 2019 it was cancelled from the register migrating on February 11 2020 to France as "F-HPMS" for a private user Christophe Vigreux.