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Altsel
Altsel
Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 9 was OO-MEU)
Apr 10 2008, 11:51 AM EDT
I have just purchased this aeroplane and understand it flew with the Belgian Air force before spending many years at Namur as OO-MEU

can anybody tell me anything about the history of this plane and even send some photos???

thanks to you all

anthony.myers57@ntlworld.com
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LaurentH
LaurentH
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 9 was OO-MEU)
Apr 11 2008, 12:54 PM EDT
Hello,

Sorry to inform you but according to my data 18-1629 never served in the Belgian Air Force, but in the French Army.

I have the following history for it :
Piper L18C Supercub c/n 18-1629, ex 51-15629
French Army 181629/F-MCBT
(OO-HNG ntu)
15-2-1972 registered OO-MEU to a Marc Meulemen, Moorsele
2-5-1972 crashed, but repaired
1994 cancelled
11-1996 to G-BWUO
1997 to N7328X

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Laurent

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Altsel
Altsel
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 was OO-MEU)
Apr 11 2008, 1:32 PM EDT
OK that really helps, The search continues! Do you find this valuable?    
LaurentH
LaurentH
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 was OO-MEU)
Apr 11 2008, 5:49 PM EDT
Perhaps you can check out this website :
http://www.museehelico-alat.com/sitefranc.htm

It's the museum of French Army Aviation in Dax (France), there are some emailaddresses on this page, not sure if they speak English, but you can always try.

Good luck

Best regards,

Laurent
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meuflyer
meuflyer
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 9 was OO-MEU)
Apr 19 2008, 4:21 AM EDT
"I have just purchased this aeroplane and understand it flew with the Belgian Air force before spending many years at Namur as OO-MEU

can anybody tell me anything about the history of this plane and even send some photos???

thanks to you all

anthony.myers57@ntlworld.com"
I have been the owner for many years in Moorsele (EBMO) I sold it to Georges Bertrand (Publi-Air) and later also L-18 OO-LIE

I'll come back to you later for the history of this L-18 together with 32 other L-18 and 19 bought by Aero-Nord in Moorsele , must have been around 1969-1970
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meuflyer
meuflyer
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 9 was OO-MEU)
Apr 19 2008, 12:15 PM EDT
"I have just purchased this aeroplane and understand it flew with the Belgian Air force before spending many years at Namur as OO-MEU

can anybody tell me anything about the history of this plane and even send some photos???

thanks to you all

anthony.myers57@ntlworld.com"
early 1968 about 32 L-18 ( 90 hp and the 135 hp) were bought by NV Aero-Nord together with Frans Vanderstraeten from Lebbeke , they all got a temporary registration OO-H..; these Cubs had been donated by the Americans to the French Armée de Terre, probably in the early fifties, and had been sitting since 3-4 years in Valence and Rennes , from end august we flew them to Moorsele , I guess in Valence there must have been around 300 of these aircraft , some were in pretty poor state , I think that some of them have been sold to the Belgian Air Cadets for glidertowing (135 hp)

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LaurentH
LaurentH
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 9 was OO-MEU)
Apr 19 2008, 8:31 PM EDT
Hi,
The Piper Cubs from the Belgian Air Cadets all have a Dutch military background, so I don't think these come from this batch.
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Laurent
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Altsel
Altsel
RE: Piper Super Cub L-18 serial 18-1629 9 was OO-MEU)
Apr 21 2008, 1:32 AM EDT
This all helps a lot, thanks to you for your help. Do you find this valuable?    

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