THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - FI-156C-7 STORCH
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 240hp Argus piston engine
Speed: 175 kph, 109mph mph
Range: 378km, 235miles
Max T/O Weight: 1 320kg
Period of Service: None
Fi-156c-7 Storch
Status: Museum
Manufacturer: Fieseler
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Role: Utility
The Storch never served in the SAAF.
The SAAF Museum Historic Flight's Storch was sent to Fornborough in 1945 for evaluation. In was then donated to South Africa, arriving at Dunnottar in 1946 and flown until 1950.
It then went into storage until 1977, when restoration began, flying once more on 30 December 1979. The aircraft is presently on static dispaly.
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