Aircraft Photo of LB-06 | Piper L-21B Super Cub | Belgium - Air Force | AirHistory.net #169803
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:LB-06
Aircraft Original Type:Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Aircraft Generic Type:Piper PA-18 Super Cub (L-18/L-21/U-7)
Aircraft Version:Piper L-21B Super Cub
C/n (msn):18-3864
Operator Titles:Belgium - Air Force
Unit Markings:Militair Centrum voor Zweefvliegen/Centre Militaire de Vol à Voile (MCVZ/CM
Location
City / Airport:Kleine BrogelMap
Country:Belgium
Airport Codes:ICAO: EBBL   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Combined Air Operations (COMAO) 2007
 
Photo Date:17 July 2007
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 169803
Photo Comment

This PA-18-135 Piper Cub carried MDAP serial 54-2464 and is ex KLu R-174. It was del to Belgium on 23oct75 and operated by the Luchtkadetten. The a/c was damaged during a storm over Oostmalle on 09aug92. It was repaired by may95. LB06 crashed at Goetsenhoven air base in which both pilots died. The plane was owned by the Belgian Air Cadets and used as a glider tug. It ran into trouble during take-off and crashed into a car park next to the airbase and then caught fire on 03rd July, 2009.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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