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Fairchild Swearingen Merlin IIIA Twin engine communications and calibration/cartographical aircraft To replace the Percival Pembroke the Belgian Air Force ordered six Swearingen Merlin IIIA turboprop aircraft in september 1975. One aircraft was equipped for the calibration of navigation aids on airfields and a second aircraft was equipped for vertical aerial photography mainly on behalf of National Geographical Institute. In 2003 the remaining 5 aircraft were sold to CAE Aviation in Luxembourg. |
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CF-01 | T259 | Mar 1976 | Aug 2001 | N5374M, CF-01, storage at Weelde, LX-NOP |
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CF-02 | T260 | May 1976 | Sep 2001 | N5373M, CF-02, LX-RSO, N422GK |
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CF-03 | T262 | Jun 1976 | Apr 1980 | N5375M, N500BW, CF-03, Fatal crash at Lille-Lesquin (F.) on 16 Apr 1980 |
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CF-04 | T264 | Jun 1976 | Oct 2001 | N5378M, CF-04, LX-LAP, N422AG (in France), F-GZJM |
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CF-05 | T265 | Oct 1976 | Jun 2000 | N5381M, CF-05, Stored at Melsbroek after suffering damaged while being towed on 16 Jun 2000, LX-NRJ |
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CF-06 | T267 | Oct 1976 | Mar 2002 | N5382M, CF-06, LX-PIX , PH-PIX |
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