Aircraft Photo of MM61-2983 | Cessna O-1E Bird Dog (305C/L-19E) | Italy - Army | AirHistory.net #504399
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:MM61-2983
Military Code:EI-2
Aircraft Original Type:Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Aircraft Generic Type:Cessna O-1 Bird Dog (305/321/L-19/OE)
Aircraft Version:Cessna O-1E Bird Dog (305C/L-19E)
C/n (msn):305M-0029
Operator Titles:Italy - Army
Location
City / Airport:Luqa - Malta InternationalMap
Country:Malta
Airport Codes:ICAO: LMML   IATA: MLA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:4 February 1992
Photo by:John Visanich
Photo ID: 504399
Photo Comment

On arrival at Luqa from Italy; transferred to the Armed Forces of Malta and became 9H-ACB. Landing incident on 5 May 1993 when aircraft ground-looped on landing and was damaged; transferred "on permanent loan" to the Malta Aviation Museum who restored it to airworthy condition and is on display at the Museum. (Although serial AS9207 was assigned, 9H-ACB was already WFU when the serial system came into use on 1 May 2000 and therefore never actually applied on the aircraft.) It is displayed as 9H-ACB.

This photo is copyright © John Visanich, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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