The Cessna 150 is a two-seat single engined high wing light aircraft of
all-metal construction. Cessna Aircraft Company began in the mid 1950s
with the development of the Model 142, a tricycle-geared two place trainer.
The Model 142 was based on the tail-wheel Model 140. After the Cessna 142 N34258
was flown first in September 1957, the Model 142 was renamed Model 150. Production of the
Cessna Model 150 started with 122 built during 1959. In 1966, Reims Aviation S.A. started production in Reims, France
of a version of the 150 designated the Model F150. Reims Aviation S.A. built a total of 1758
Reims/Cessna F150 airplanes. The Cessna 150 was offered for sale in named configurations that included
the Standard basic model, the Trainer with dual controls, and the deluxe Commuter, along with special options
for these known as Patroller options. Later, these configurations were joined by the top-end Commuter II and
the aerobatic Aerobat models. When production ended in 1977 a total of 23840 airframes were built. The ICAO Aircraft Type Designator for the Reims/Cessna F150L is C150.
On 9 September 1976, Reims/Cessna F150L Commuter s/n F150-01088 D-EOFU was registered PH-GDA in the Netherlands with Air Services Holland BV, Twello.
In the period January 1980 to November 1985, Reims/Cessna F150L PH-GDA was operated by Aero Noord Nederland, Hoogeveen, with different registered
owners. On 5 November 1985, the aircraft was sold to Skylight BV, Loosdrecht. The PH-GDA served with Skylight BV until it crashed near Zeewolde in
the Netherlands on 31 August 1996. Registration PH-GDA was cancelled on 6 February 1997. On 19 August 1984, the Reims Aviation S.A. built
Cessna F.150L Commuter PH-GDA was seen at Hoogeveen airfield (EHHO) with "Fire-Patrol" titles. In that period, Aero Noord operated the
PH-GDA on fire-patrol flights over the woods of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands.
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