TIPSY NIPPER MK.II c/n 37 OO-PLG - G-CCFE

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