NH188 History

NH 188 was delivered to the Royal Netherlands Air Force on May 1947

Delivered to Royal Belgian Air Force March 1952

Retired after accident in 1954

John N. Paterson, Fort William, Ontario bought NH188 1961

Shipped from UK to Canada, first flight 1962

Mr. Paterson retired NH188 in 1964 and donated the aircraft to the Canadian National Aviation Museum.

Jerry Billing was the pilot that delivered NH188 to the Museum and did a 10min. aerial display.

( last person to fly NH188 )

Jerry Billing with Bert Houle at the Ottawa Museum after Jerry's Low Display of NH188

Special thanks to J Bowser for sending this picture

Special thanks to Peter Arnold for sending these pictures

This how NH188 is displayed at the Canadian National Aviation Museum in Ottawa