Swearingen SA.226T Merlin IIIA, CF-01 / T-259, Belgian Air Force
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Registration: CF-01
Construction Number: T-259
Military Unit: 21 Squadron 15 Wing
Model Swearingen SA.226T Merlin IIIA
Operator: Belgian Air Force
Airport: RNAS Yeovilton (YEO / EGDY), UK - England
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 02/06/1994
Date Submitted: 15/03/2009
Visiting RNAS Yeovilton as part of the D-Day 50th Anniversary commemorations. The Belgian Air Force ordered six Swearingen Merlin IIIA turboprop aircraft in september 1975 to replace the Percival Pembroke. Two aircraft were equipped for the calibration of navigation aids on airfields and for vertical aerial photography mainly on behalf of National Geographical Institute. In 2003 the remaining 5 aircraft were sold to CAE Aviation in Luxembourg. CF-01 became LX-NOP.
Picture ID:1163366