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Offline breney

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Cessna up for Auction
« on: August 15, 2017, 06:41:05 PM »
I see a circular from Wilsons auctions - government auction coming up including what seems to be an American Cessna.

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Re: Cessna up for Auction
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2017, 07:29:42 PM »
C72R seized last year whilst allegedly running a people-smuggling operation from the Continent.

Found it, no longer alleged!  Pilot now jailed so explains auction

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/09/people-smuggler-jailed-border-force-chased-plane-runway

Lake LA-4 in the background of the auction photo is N240KP which became YR-LAK about five years ago so seems an old photo.
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Re: Cessna up for Auction
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2017, 09:26:02 PM »
Yeah I Googled reg and thst photo is from 2011 in Waterford.  Theres a wing tip photo shopped out of it in the bottom left too.
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Re: Cessna up for Auction
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2017, 10:58:16 PM »
That aircraft was here on 13/09/2014 and 14/05/2015.
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Re: Cessna up for Auction
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2017, 06:38:48 AM »
The odd spacing of the registration corresponds to the positions of the letters of its previous identity D-EOCR.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Cessna_172_%28D-EOCR%29_01.jpg/800px-Cessna_172_%28D-EOCR%29_01.jpg
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