Looking for aircraft history
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Looking for aircraft history
Good morning
Does anyone have a link to the site I once found (and lost the bookmark) that gives the history of a Pa18a, originally built as a 135 cropsprayer and now registered in UK as G-BPUL?
The last belgian registration was OO-LUL. The aircraft is now 60 years old and we would like to find pictures and history for her birthday party in september. I know it was rebuilt more than once, and the original wings ended up I believe in Italy.
Thank you in advance
Does anyone have a link to the site I once found (and lost the bookmark) that gives the history of a Pa18a, originally built as a 135 cropsprayer and now registered in UK as G-BPUL?
The last belgian registration was OO-LUL. The aircraft is now 60 years old and we would like to find pictures and history for her birthday party in september. I know it was rebuilt more than once, and the original wings ended up I believe in Italy.
Thank you in advance
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P.C have you seen this page.
Seems to suggest that the aircraft's pre-Belgian history is Italian rather than Dutch.
PS re PH-NEV, I did wonder if it was one of the three banner towing Cubs that appeared in the title sequence of ITV's "World of Sport" in the '70s... Nope, a video of the sequence is here and it was PH-NKF, G and possibly H - amazing what one can find on t'net...
Seems to suggest that the aircraft's pre-Belgian history is Italian rather than Dutch.
PS re PH-NEV, I did wonder if it was one of the three banner towing Cubs that appeared in the title sequence of ITV's "World of Sport" in the '70s... Nope, a video of the sequence is here and it was PH-NKF, G and possibly H - amazing what one can find on t'net...
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Thank you Treadigraph
Yes, there is some confusion but I believe the Dutch identity to be correct, based on the serial number 18 2517
After the second or third cropspraying crash the wings (according to the site I am looking for) were replaced by a pair from an Italian cub. The removed wings were I understand later repaired and used in Italy. It was at this point ( I think) that the aircraft was converted to a 150, with different wings and fuel tanks, but keeping the original fuselage and tailplane.
At some point the aircraft was deregistered due to corrosion, then rebuilt (again) as OO-LUL.
It would be nice to have some facts before her 60th birthday party. I will offer a free flight to the person who finds the full history!
Yes, there is some confusion but I believe the Dutch identity to be correct, based on the serial number 18 2517
After the second or third cropspraying crash the wings (according to the site I am looking for) were replaced by a pair from an Italian cub. The removed wings were I understand later repaired and used in Italy. It was at this point ( I think) that the aircraft was converted to a 150, with different wings and fuel tanks, but keeping the original fuselage and tailplane.
At some point the aircraft was deregistered due to corrosion, then rebuilt (again) as OO-LUL.
It would be nice to have some facts before her 60th birthday party. I will offer a free flight to the person who finds the full history!
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You could try this group they might help
SuperCub.org
Hope the link works if not thats the website
Airboejet
SuperCub.org
Hope the link works if not thats the website
Airboejet
