TIPSY NIPPER MK.II c/n 72 OO-EFA

1960 -Constructed by Avions Fairey SA at Gosselies
07/62 -Sold to Cobelavia SA - Gosselies
-Put in storage
1971 -Sold to J. Naert - Wevelgem
-Stored
1975 -Sold to E. Bouden and F. De Wulf - Moorsele
-Construction finished
-Fitted with a 45hp Stark Stamo engine (ex F-BMLV)
30/06/75-Registered as OO-EFA (CofR 2528) to E. Bouden anf F. De Wulf - Moorsele
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12/03/79-First flight (pilot R. Beyls)
01/04/81-Registered to F. De Wulf - Moorsele
29/10/82-Registered to Benelux Air Service (c/o Jan Peeters) - Leopoldsburg
1983 -Based at Budel
22/03/85-Registered to Jan Peeters - Budel
-Sold to Raymond Cuypers - Keiheuvel
21/02/88-Delivered to Keiheuvel
-Seat moved 7cm backwards
20/08/89-Registered to Jan Voeten and Raymond Cuypers - Seppe
26/08/89-Delivered to Seppe
24/09/89-Flown to Keiheuvel, based
22/10/89-Flown to Zoersel, based
-Flown to Seppe, based
04/11/89-Forced landing at Gilze-Rijen after engine-failure during flight from Seppe to Monchengladbach
06/11/89-Flown back to Seppe
30/11/89-Dismantled for restoration with Mastenbroek at Seppe
20/03/90-Restoration finished
23/03/90-Test-flight from Seppe to Keiheuvel (pilot Jan Voeten)
19/05/91-Emergency landing near Zelzate due to loss of power during flight from Wevelgem to Seppe (pilot H. Van Der Pauw)
19/05/91-Dismantled and transported to Keiheuvel
-Transported to Midden-Zeeland for repairs
-Fitted with a 60hp Sauer engine
21/11/92-Test-flight from Midden-Zeeland (pilot J. Voeten)
29/08/93-Overturned during emergency landing near Poppel due to engine-failure during flight from Seppe to Venlo (pilot Ben Liebers)
-Transported to Seppe for repairs
-Registered to Raymond Cuypers, Bert Kuijper and J. Havekotte - Hilversum