Bücker Bü.131A Jungmann

Klemm Kl.35D

OO-OLE CASA I-131E Series 1000 Jungmann c/n 1078 - 'Spanish Air Force 72-36' - Hoogeveen in Holland - 24 April 2001

The CASA I.131E Jungmann two-seat biplane is a trainer evolved from the license built Bücker Bü.131A Jungmann. Bücker Flugzeugbau was founded by Carl Bücker in 1932. Their first design was the Bü.131A Jungmann powered by a 4 cylinder Hirth in line engine. The prototype "D-3150" flew first 27 April 1934. The Jungmann was ordered by the Deutsche Luftsport Verband and used as a trainer for the Luftwaffe. The Bü.131 was built under license in Japan, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Spain. In Spain production started 1938 and the CASA I-131 remained in production with the Construcciones Aeronàuticas Sociedad Anonima (CASA) till the end of the fifties.

The CASA I.131E Jungmann s/n 1078 was built in 1954 for the Spanish Air Force and registered E3B-379. After being withdrawn from use by the Spanish Air Force the aeroplane was registered civilian as EC-DKV. The airframe was exported to Belgium and registered OO-OLE on 20 July 1994. Jungmann OO-OLE is powered by an E.N.M.A. Tigre G-IV-B engine. In 2005, the CASA 1-131E was sold in the UK and registered G-CDJU on 25 August 2005. Painted in the Spanish Air Force E3B-379 '72-36' colours, Jungmann OO-OLE was photographed at Hoogeveen aerodrome, the Netherlands, on 24 April 2001.