The Piper PA-25 was originally developed by Fred Weick as the AG-3. The prototype was flown
first in 1957. The AG-3 and thus the Piper PA-25 was evolved from the Texas A&M College Aircraft
Research Center AG-1 Agricultural plane. Fred Weick designed the AG-1 at Texas A&M in 1950. In
the design of the AG-1 crop-duster safety recommendations were incorporated, done by Hugh DeHaven and
Howard Hasbrook. Deliveries of the Piper PA-25 Pawnee started in August 1959 with the PA-25-150, powered
by a 150 hp Lycoming O-320 engine. Deliveries of the more powerful PA-25-235 with a 235 hp Lycoming
O-540-B2B5 six-cylinder air-cooled engine began in 1962. Production of the Piper PA-25 ceased
in 1982, with 5015 built.
The 1962-built Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee s/n 25-2264 (frame 25-2205) was registered PH-VBC in the netherlands on 5 March
1970. The aircraft was operated before in the UK and Sudan as N6694Z, G-ASLJ,
ST-ACH and ST-ADS. On 2 June 1982, the registered aircraft type was changed into a Piper PA-25-260
Pawnee. Piper PH-VBC was photographed in the colours of Harry Bogaerds BV at the airfield Midden-Zeeland near
Middelburg in the Netherlands
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