TIPSY NIPPER MK.II c/n 49 (OY-AEU) - OO-MON - (PH-SUS) - (PH-MES) - PH-MEV - OO-WOT

1960 -Constructed by Avions Fairey SA at Gosselies
-Fitted with a 45hp Stark Stamo 1400cc engine
02/03/60-Construction finished
10/03/60-Reservation made for OY-AEU by Mads Clausen
-Never imported into Denmark
-First flight at Gosselies (30 min)
-Stored at Gosselies
18/01/62-Reservation cancelled as 'not imported'
07/62 -Sold to Cobelavia - Gosselies
08/08/63-Registered as OO-MON (CofR 1475) to André Delhamende - Zwartberg
20/10/64-Cancelled from the Belgian Civil Register as 'sold in Holland'
20/10/64-Delivered to Hilversum via Rotterdam (pilot D.J. Mekkering) (55min)
1964 -Reservation made for PH-SUS by D.J. Mekkering
-Reservation cancelled
-Reservation made for PH-MES by D.J. Mekkering
-Reservation cancelled
23/09/64-Registered as PH-MEV to D.J.Mekkering - Amersfoort
19/02/69-Registered to M. Huisman - Apeldoorn
13/11/69-Registered to P.J.F Geiger - Amsterdam
29/08/70-Hard landing at Hilversum, landinggear broke off
20/09/72-Sold to P. Pluymen - Weert
27/03/73-Cancelled from the Dutch Civil Register as 'not airworthy after an accident'
27/07/73-Registered as OO-WOT (CofR 2362) to Vital Melotte - Kiewit
-Repaired
-Used by P.Pluymen - Leopoldsburg
22/06/75-Hard landing at Leopoldsburg
-Repaired
09/02/80-Test-flight at Zwartberg (pilot M. Notelaers)
13/06/84-Sold to Guy Valvekens - Diest
-Flown by Gerard Vroman
07/07/84-OVerturned during emergency landing near Houthalen due to enginefailure on flight from Koksijde to Zwartberg
-Transported to Zwartberg
17/08/84-Sold to Jean Van Den Plas - Keiheuvel
20/09/84-Registered to Jean Van Den Plas - Keiheuvel
-Stored at Heppen
-Restored by Smets Aviation Service at Kiewit with fuselage of c/n 71
-Damaged fuselage used for replica OO-NIP by Raymond Cuypers
-Fitted with an Aero Acro VW engine
21/12/89-Test-flight at Keiheuvel (pilot P. Van Gaal)
-CofA expired
-Stored at Keiheuvel
14/12/92-Test-flight after inspection
21/04/94-Registered to Raymond Cuypers - Keiheuvel
-Seat moved 7cm backwards
12/08/94-New CofA issued
-Test-flight at Keiheuvel (pilot Rob Schreurs)
14/11/97-Registered to Liesbeth Korsman and Raymond Cuypers - Hilversum
10/99 -Overhauled by Raymond Cuypers at Grimbergen
09/08/00-Flown to Grimbergen (pilot Raymond Cuypers), based
14/01/01-Emergency landing at Geel after running out of fuel during flight from Grimbergen to Keiheuvel (pilot Raymond Cuypers)
14/01/01-Took off from a nearby road and flew to Keiheuvel
31/10/02-Registered to Raymond Cuypers, Willem-Jan Van Altena en Harry Van Altena - Hilversum
-Used by Harry Van Altena, Willem Jan van Altena,William Bos, Ernest Ter Hart, Niels Kinniging, William Stalenburg and Harry Wellens