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Enstrom F-28A (146)

 

 
Date: 05/1981

Location: -/EBGB

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this second hand American designed helicopter was registered to Publi-Air on April 17 1981 initially based at Grimbergen airfield, but from January 1992 onwards Namur airport. Here seen such shortly after been delivered at its first home base in a livery inhereted from a previous French operator and without titles.

Date: 06/1986

Location: QNM/EBNM

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: after its CofA did expire on December 9 1982 it was inactive for three years. Renewal of CofA did occur on November 8 1985 whereby also an updated livery was adopted but still without titles, here seen such at its second home base. On December 1 1988 it moved to Sofinair (temporary new name of Publi-Air). On February 2 1990 it went to Western Air Trading based at Amougies airfield moving on May 21 1991 to DC Air Service based at Charleroi airport. Sadly this heli crashed on June 5 1994 when trying to land in gusty winds at Namur (Belgium), luckely without casualties. The fuselage was stored for some time at St-Pieters-Leeuw heliport and was decades later, namely on January 14 2019, cancelled from the register.

 

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