| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HB-AEP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Pilatus SB-2 Pelican |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Pilatus SB-2 Pelican |
| Aircraft Version: | Pilatus SB-2 Pelican |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | Alpar |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Photo Date: | 28 April 1944 to 13 June 1948 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 289164 |
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First flown in 1944, the SB-2 Pelican (or Pelikan) was the first Pilatus aircraft, designed in cooperation with the ETH technical university. It had six seats, a tricicyle landing gear and a forward-swept wing. The sole example was used by Alpar of Bern until a mishap in 1948. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich This photo was added on 15 October 2020, and has since been viewed 1009 times. |