TIPSY B Srs.1 c/n 18 G-AISB - OO-EOT

1946 -Constructed by Tipsy Aircraft Co.Ltd.
-Fitted with a Walter Mikron II engine (c/n 25248)
24/04/47-Registered as G-AISB to Tipsy Aircraft Co.Ltd. - Hanworth
15/09/47-First test-flight from Heston (30min.)
14/12/47-Delivered to Royal Naval Flying Club - Gosport (pilot W.Waltham) (55min.)
02/03/48-Stored at Gosport
25/05/49-Test-flight
09/06/49-Hard landing, tail-skid broken
-Fitted with tail-skid of G-AISA
01/07/49-Registered to Royal Naval Flying Club (PTY) Ltd. - Gosport
-Hard landing, tail-skid broken
-Fitted with new tail-skid
17/12/49-Test-flight
08/02/50-Starboard undercarriage leg damaged during landing at Cambridge
-Repaired
10/03/50-Test-flight
13/09/50-Fitted with new engine (c/n 25220) and fueltank of G-AISA
21/12/50-Registered to Harry C.N.M.Oulton - London
16/04/53-Test-flight (pilot C.Oulton)
03/09/53-Last flight
-Put into storage
1956 -Registered to M.Russell Wright - Surrey
-Wing transported to the owners residence
-Fuselage stored at White Waltham
-Transported to Cranfield for restoration
15/10/64-Registered to Cranfield Light Aircraft Group - Cranfield
29/01/67-Test-flight at Cranfield (pilot M.Russel)
06/01/77-Registered to Patrick E.Barker - Twinwood Farm
10/09/78-Engine removed for overhaul
20/11/78-Engine reinstalled
24/11/78-Test-flight
23/07/82-Vandalised at Twinwood Farm
09/82 -Sold to Hornet Aviation
-Dismantled and transported to Breighton
23/09/82-Registered to David M.Fenton t/a Hornet Aviation - Breighton
-Restored
12/82 -Fitted with a Fairey Reed A66167/x4 propeller (c/n FR10082)
22/10/87-Engine removed and replaced by new one (c/n 25246) (ex G-AFRV)
28/10/87-Test-flight
29/08/89-Engine removed and overhauled with components of c/n 25220
05/09/89-Test-flight
-Sold to Raymond Cuypers
07/89 -Reservation made for OO-EOT by Raymond Cuypers
14/09/89-Delivered Lydd-Oostende-Keiheuvel (pilot David M.Fenton)
21/11/89-Cancelled
09/02/90-Registered as OO-EOT (CofR 3901) to Raymond Cuypers - Keiheuvel
17/02/90-First flight with belgian marking from Zwartberg (pilot M.Notelaers) (40min.) (TT 989.35hrs)
25/02/90-Flown to Keiheuvel, based
07/90 -Fitted with temporarely Daihatsu-titles on the fuselage
08/90 -Titles removed
08/90 -Received prize for 'Best Tipsy' at the Old-Timer flying Schaffen
30/10/91-Engine removed for overhaul in Czech Republic
-Stored at Keiheuvel
20/01/93-Engine refitted
29/05/93-Test-flight
20/05/94-Emergency landing at Herenthout due to carburettor-icing (pilot Raymond Cuypers) (TT 1105.11hrs)
-Stored dismantled at Keiheuvel
-Repaired but not assembled
-Transported to Grimbergen
03/04 -Fuselage transported to Antwerpen
28/10/04-Wings transported to Antwerpen
11/04 -Sold to Ronald Supply and Frans Gamme - Moorsele
26/01/05-Registered to Ronald Supply and Frans Gamme - Moorsele
-Assembled by Raymond's Aircraft Restorations at Antwerpen
30/04/05-Engine-runs
11/05/05-First test-flight (pilot Raymond Cuypers)
11/05/05-Delivered to Moorsele (pilot Raymond Cuypers)
11/08/07-Received prize for 'Best Belgian Vintage' and 'Oldest Vintage Aircraft'