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Registration: EI-AKS

Construction Number: 18-6670

Model Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub

Operator: Irish Air Charter

Airport: Oxford (Kidlington) (OXF / EGTK), UK - England

Airshow: Kidlington - Shackleton Sales Weekend - 1959

Photographer: M West

Date Taken: 26/04/1959

Date Submitted: 10/10/2006

Lord Kildares Irish Air Charte had opened the "back door" into England for Piper imports. In 1959 he moved the business to Kidlington, it became Vigors Aviation, then CSE, accounting for about 1500 Pipers imported. This Super Cub became G-APUI. Note the spotters clustered around the Tipsy Nipper OO-NIF

Picture ID:1020726

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