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    Airframe Family: Bucker Bu-181 Bestmann
    Latest Model:Sk-25 Bestmann
    Last Military Serial:25071 SweAF
    Construction Number:25071
    Last Civil Registration:D-EQXE
    Compressed ID:Bucker Sk-25 sn 25071 SweAF cn 2507...
    Latest Owner or Location:Quax Flieger GMBH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sk-25.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Flygvapnet with s/n 25071.

    To Historical Flight Equipment eV, Marschnerstr. 32 in Dresden Plauen with new c/r D-EDUB.
    Operated with markings: 5

    21 July 2004

    To Glen Richard Lacey, Epsom with new c/r G-GLSU.
    Operated with markings: GL+SU

    From 5 December 2006 to 17 September 2010

    To Peter Robert Holloway, Southam keeping c/r G-GLSU.

    20 May 2007


    Photographer: VIN (V77RFC)
    Notes: At Hullavington, UK

    To Quax Flieger GMBH with new c/r D-EQXE.

    10 April 2011

    Crashed.
    At Dortmund, Germany -The Bucker 181 was being flown back to its home base, at Hamm, following maintenance. The airplane made a sudden 90-degree right hand turn immediately after takeoff, crashing next to the runway.

    Parts being used in the re-build of D-EQXC.
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