Tipsy T.66 Nipper Mk.I (11)

1959
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Constructed by Avions Fairey SA at Gosselies
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Fitted with a Pollman-Hepu KFM40/3500 engine (c/n 1055)
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Reservation made for OO-NIC by Avions Fairey SA - Gosselies
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Reservation cancelled as not taken up
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Sold in Canada
13/11/59
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Shipped to Canada (together with c/n 12 and 13)
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Damaged during transport
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Returned to Belgium
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Sale cancelled
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Repaired at Gosselies
1961
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Sold to Friebe Luftfahrt-Bedarf
30/01/61
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Reservation made for D-EMEC by Friebe Luftfahrt-Bedarf
02/10/62
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Ferry permit issued
02/10/62
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Registered as D-EMEC (CofR 1652) to J. Heyen and W. Biesgen - Marl
15/10/62
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Delivered from Gosselies to Mannheim
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Registered to Hajo Heyen - Dorsten
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Damaged during taxi-collision
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Repaired
06/07/63
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Emergency landing near Laggenbeck due to engine-failure
10/03/66
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Ground-looped during emergency landing in a farmland aftr engine-failure during local flight from Marl
22/01/70
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Cancelled from the German Civil Register
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Sold to Frans Otten - Antwerpen
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Sold to Karel Verlaan
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Sold to Jaap Schilder - Schagerburg
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Rebuilt to non-airworthy status (with wheel from wheelbarrows)
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Sold to Harry Van der Meer - Hoofddorp
11/01/86
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Transported to Hoofddorp
17/02/86
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Reservation made for PH-MEC by Harry Van der Meer
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Received NVAV-number: NVAV-99
15/01/87
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Restoration started
20/06/87
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Restoration abandoned
30/09/87
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Reservation cancelled
01/01/88
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Sold to Aviodome museum - Schiphol
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Restored to static condition as OO-NIC
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Displayed in the terminal of Schiphol Airport
07/90
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Restoration started with wing of c/n 30
10/90
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Restoration abandoned
1992
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Sold to Cliff Piper
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Tailplane used for Metisse G-BVCP
27/04/95
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Registered as G-BWCT to Clive R. Steer and John S. Hemmings - Rye/Bexhill-on-Sea
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New wing constructed
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Fitted with a 1834cc Acro Aerobatic engine
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Airworthy