Aero Ae-45 - Raná, Czech Republic - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The Aero 45 (visit link) - a twin piston-engined civil utility aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia after World War II. It was the first product of the nation's post-war aviation industry and proved a great success, with many of the 590 produced exported.

Ae-45 prototypes were widely advertised abroad. In August 1949 Jan Anderle won Norton Griffiths Race in Great Britain. They also set several international records. As a result, apart from Eastern Bloc countries, the plane was also bought by Italy and Switzerland. On 10-11 August 1958 an Italian Ae-45 flew 3000 kilometers from South America to Dakar across southern Atlantic (as the first Czechoslovak-built aircraft), in 1981 Jon Svensen flew Ae-45S from Europe to the USA.

This type was used in Czechoslovakia and was exported to the People's Republic of China, East Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union and Switzerland.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Aero Ae-45 Tail Number: (S/N): 49018 - OK-DHG Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): in centre of Raná village inside / outside: outside Other Information:: beside Raná village is located one of the most popular airport for a gliders and motorized gliders: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMW6FM_Ran_Airport_Ran_Czech_Republic Access restrictions: Not listed

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