Today I had the opportunity to photograph the Beech Staggerwing N295BS at Eindhoven Airport during it’s first pre-season engine run. This Staggerwing is painted in the original wartime colors which she worn during here time with the American Embassy in London. I’m not really satisfied with these picture due to the gray weather, I tried to get a nice propblur but I really missed a tripod. Despite the gray weather I would like to share this wonderful machine with all of you.
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Hope you liked them!
Gr,
Niels
By: ericmunk - 25th January 2012 at 08:30
Ouch…..:mad:
It was HRH Prince Bernard of the Netherlands:)
That’s allright. His full name/title at the time was Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Bernhard Leopold Frederik Everhard Julius Coert Karel Godfried Pieter, Prins der Nederlanden, Prinz von Lippe-Biesterfeld (also known as Benno to friends). I’m sure he won’t mind, he died in 2004, aged 93, after a very interesting life that has been the subject of many a good book (in Dutch).
By: Jur - 25th January 2012 at 08:17
Belgian Prince Barnard
Ouch…..:mad:
It was HRH Prince Bernard of the Netherlands:)
By: ericmunk - 25th January 2012 at 08:01
Here we go again on this aircraft’s history (see this Forum’s archive). This is a genuine YC-43 which was baed in London from 1939 onwards. The colour scheme is original for this particular aircraft. The US Embassy used it, before turning it over to the RAF. Post-war a long civilian history which includes running diamonds in Rhodesia (by heart), ending up in South Africa before being restored. Contrary to popular belief it is highly unlikely Prince Bernhard ever flew this aircraft. He had another (personal) aircraft (PB1) which was destroyed in an air raid in Antwerp. N295BS is based in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) in pristine condition.
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January 24, 2012 at 9:05 pm