it is ex G-AKPA under rebuild by Avspecs in NZ for Gerry Yagen in the USA. To quote Warren Denholm of Avspecs Ltd ‘The Rapide we have here was based in the USA and was found by Mr Yagen stored in a hanger on an airfield that had been absorbed into an industrial estate and lost it’s runway. Jerry bought the project which had not flown for 20 odd years and shipped it down to us for restoration’.