Can anyone confirm the identity C/N of Cessna 172 VP-FBA , noted at Stanley , about a year after the liberation . There was a lot of talk that it was Sir Rex Hunts aircraft but that may have been no more than talk. ( He was an RAF pilot )
Thanks Bob .
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Sir Rex Hunts Cessna ?
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Re: Sir Rex Hunts Cessna ?
That was certainly the rumour, that it was his.
Found this, but it's not conclusive-
Found this, but it's not conclusive-
http://www.falklandnews.com/public/stor ... 8&source=2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;The second Cessna aircraft was purchased by the Governor of the Falkland Islands, Sir Rex Hunt, and ferried to Port Stanley in January 1982. As with Robin Pitaluga’s aircraft, it was impressed by the Argentines and suffered similar damage during the subsequent attacks. It has never been repaired. The third Cessna, purchased new in 1976, was for the use of William Luxton, Director of the Chartres Sheep Farming Co at Chartres, West Falkland. It, too, was at Stanley Airport and suffered the same fate as the others.
Re: Sir Rex Hunts Cessna ?
From Falklands The Air War
VP-FBA Cessna 172P
c/n 75309 PI N62603
Reg to R M Hunt
From G4RPI
VP-FBA Cessna 172P
c/n 75309 PI N62603
Reg to R M Hunt
From G4RPI
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Re: Sir Rex Hunts Cessna ?
Thank you for that , I was fairly sure it was a USA built aircraft but that was about all , that filled a 28 year old gap in my logs . Thanks again . Bob .
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