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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:L-18C Super Cub
    Last Military Serial:R-55 KLu
    Construction Number:18-2066
    Last Civil Registration:G-BLMI
    Compressed ID:Piper L-18C sn R-55 KLu cn 18-2066...
    Latest Owner or Location:Deurne Airport, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Vlaams Gewest

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-18C by Piper.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-2466.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n R-55.

    To unknown owner with c/r D-ENWI.

    From 5 June 1984 to 25 February 1987

    To Jill Diane Atkinson with new c/r G-BLMI.

    From 25 February 1987 to 7 October 1999

    To Brian Joseph Borsberry keeping c/r G-BLMI.

    From 7 October 1999 to 23 February 2005

    To Robert Gibson keeping c/r G-BLMI.

    From 23 February 2005 to 28 February 2007

    To Paul Antony Strickland keeping c/r G-BLMI.

    From 28 February 2007 to 4 January 2011

    To Ian Mackinnon keeping c/r G-BLMI.

    To West London Aero Club, White Waltham, Berkshire, England.
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    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2009 photo taken at Sywell in the UK

    From 20 January 2011 to 23 March 2012

    To Mark Russell Masters keeping c/r G-BLMI.

    18 April 2012

    To Thomas Frank Frederik Van Erck, Hoogstraten, Belgium keeping c/r G-BLMI.

    Based at Deurne Airport, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Vlaams Gewest.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Euro Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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