Tipsy T.66 Nipper Mk.II (37)

1959
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Constructed by Avions Fairey SA at Gosselies
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Fitted with a 45hp Stark Stamo 1400cc engine
20/09/59
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Left factory
24/02/60
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Registered as OO-PLG (CofR 1296) to Royal Motor Union Aviation asbl - Liège/Bierset
29/02/60
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First flight (pilot Jacob de Beuken)
01/03/60
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Delivered to Liège/Bierset
07/05/60
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Flown to England for demonstration (pilot Jacob de Beuken)
18/06/61
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Emergency landing at Sommiere/Dinant, no damage
23/06/61
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Flown to Gosselies (pilot Jacob de Beuken)
13/07/63
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Engine removed and overhauled
29/05/69
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Crashed at Boortmeerbeek after running out of fuel during a flight from Liège to Grimbergen
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Dismantled and transported to Liège
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Stored
02/07/69
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CofA expired
11/08/69
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Sold to Claude Emsens - Keiheuvel
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Wing used to rebuilt OO-EMG
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Engine fitted on OO-LEO
16/03/72
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Cancelled from the Belgian Civil Register
11/09/73
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Sold to Louis Gerard - Rhines
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Stored at Temploux
05/09/83
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Reregistered as OO-PLG to Louis Gerard - Temploux
18/10/87
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Sold to Raymond Cuypers - Keiheuvel
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Transported to Smets Aviation Service - Kiewit for restoration
21/01/88
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Registered to Raymond Cuypers - Keiheuvel
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Seat moved 7cm backwards
19/03/92
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First engine-runs at Keiheuvel
20/05/92
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First test-flight - Keiheuvel (pilot Herman Van Den Bergh)
03/04/94
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Sold to Rob Schreurs and Ivo Giegas - Keiheuvel
01/07/94
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Emergency landing near Spa
01/07/94
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During take-off out of the field it hit a fence
02/07/94
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Transported to Keiheuvel
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Restored with Aviation Service Center - Hoevenen
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Fitted with a 60hp Sauer engine
19/08/95
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Test-flight (pilot Rob Schreurs)
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Fuselage transported to ST Aviation (England)
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Fitted with a 80hp Jabiru engine
08/03/97
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Test-flight at Keiheuvel
03/02/98
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Registered to Rob Schreurs - Keiheuvel
27/04/03
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Delivered Keiheuvel - Headcorn - Popham - Dunkeswell
04/06/03
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Cancelled from the Belgian Civil Register
12/06/03
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Registered as G-CCFE to Alistair Way - Dunkeswell
11/04/04
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Flown to Yeovil, based
11/05/06
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Registered to Frederick Hambly - Perranporth
11/06
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Sold to Darren Smith - Yeovilton
09/01/07
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Registered to Darren Smith t/a G-CCFE Group - Yeovilton
12/06/09
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Sold to Desmond Hart - Dundee
12/06/09
- Delivered Yeovilton - Carlisle - Perth (pilot D.Hart)
27/07/09
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Registered to Desmond Hart - Perth