European Classic Cessna-Meeting - sadly cancelled

In co-operation with:

International Bird Dog Associaton

International Cessna 120-140 Association

Skymaster Owner and Pilots Association

The Meeting

The beauties line up wing by wing at the 2016 meeting (Photo: Werner Frings)

As part of the 5th Nostalgic Air-Picnic, again a Classic Cessna Meeting will take place on September 3rd and 4th, 2022 in cooperation with the German section of the International Cessna 120-140 Association and the International Bird Dog Association. We are looking forward to numerous visits from the beautiful Cessna taildragger models Airmaster, C120, C140, C170, C180, C185, C195 and C305 (L-19 / O-1). However, early variants of the C150, C172, C175, C182 and C210 are also welcome as rare types like the C337 (O-2) and the early C310. The most beautiful participating classic Cessna also receives an award this year.

An anniversary can be celebrated this year: a good 60 years ago, the Cessna 336 Skymaster took off for its maiden flight on February 28, 1961. We would like to honor this event at this year's Classic Cessna-Meeting and are therefore honoring the oldest participating Cessna Skymaster. On the occasion of the milestone birthday, we are looking forward to as many Skymasters as possible from all over Europe!

Cessna 140 - D-EBEX (Photo: Frank Herzog)

We also want to show the different types of Cessna in the air. If you are interested in demonstrating your plane, you should contact our organization team for air displays.

Participians (2018)

Muster	Kennz.	Bauj.	Heimatflugplatz
*Cessna Airmaster*
C-145	D-EUCP	1939	Bienenfarm/D
Cessna C120
C120	N76246	1946	Trier-Föhren/D
Cessna C140
C140	D-EWUW	1946	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler/D
C140 - abgesagt -	N4229N	1947	Herrenteich/D
C140	N89109	1946	Uetersen-Heist/D
C140	N2154N	1947	Betzdorf-Kirchen/D
C140	D-EVKO	1946	Münster-Telgte/D
C140	N89039	1946	Rinteln/D
Cessna C150
C150G Taildragger	N69HG	1967	Braunschweig-Wolfsburg/D
Cessna C170
C170A	HB-CKA	1949	Speck-Fehraltdorf/CH
C170B	D-EBUB	1955	Bad Wörishofen/D
C170B - abgesagt -	N3078A	1953	Mannheim-Neuostheim/D
C170B	D-EDPW	1952	Mannheim-Neuostheim/D
Cessna C172
C172	D-EROQ	1959	Bienenfarm/D
C172C	D-EHPO	1962	Mainz-Finthen/D
F172E	D-EMQA	1964	Dahlemer Binz/D
F172G		1966
F172H		1967
F172H	D-EMZF	1969	Rheine-Bentlage/D
Cessna C175
C175 - abgesagt -	G-EHRU	1958	Mönchengladbach/D
*Cessna C180*
C180F	D-EDSA	1963	Marbach/D
*Cessna C182*
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*Cessna C185*
C185E	N185ZA	1965	Tannheim/D
*Cessna C195*
C195A	N3446V	1947	Breitscheid/D
C195B	N3081B	1952	Mainz-Finthen/D
C195A	N195RS	1949	Paderborn-Lippstadt/D
*Cessna C210*
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*Cessna C305*
C305C (O-1E) - abgesagt -	G-JDOG	1957	Hawarden/GB
C305C (O-1E) - abgesagt -	I-EIAW	1961	Reggio Emilia/I
C305C (O-1G) - abgesagt -	I-BDOG	1962	Bagnoli/I
C305C (L-19E/O-1E)	F-AYAC	1953	Luxembourg-Findel/L
C305C (L-19E/O-1E)- abgesagt -	F-AZMX	1953	Luxembourg-Findel/L
*Cessna C310*
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*Cessna C337*
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History

Participants of the first Classic Cessna-Meeting 2012

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Wershofen gliding club, a Nostalgic Air-Picnic with Classic Cessna meeting was held in Wershofen for the first time in 2012. The meeting was well received from the start, and from the small C120 to the C170 to the large C195, the entire spectrum of the tail wheel Cessna was represented.

Of the 24 machines registered, 14 had found their way to Wershofen despite the bad weather in the south of Germany. With Andrea Rossetto's L-19 Bird Dog and the Classic Cessna-Corso with the Cessnas of Jürgen Fuchs, Herb Jösch and Thilo Kyritz, the numerous visitors were also able to admire some of the classic tailwheelers in the air.

Participants of Classic Cessna-Meeting 2012

The Cessnas arrive for the 2014 meeting (Photo: Wolfgang D. Schüle)

Due to the great approval and the request of the participants to continue the event in this form, there was the second Nostalgic Air-Picnic in 2014, again with a Classic Cessna meeting. This time even 30 Cessnas of the different model series were registered.

Unfortunately, the weather conditions in large parts of Germany and Europe prevented the approach for some participants.

Nevertheless, around half of the registered machines found their way to Wershofen.

The Bird Dogs were rather present at the Classic Cessna Meeting 2016 (Photo: Jessica Zimpel-Nonn)

Also in 2016 Wershofen became the Cessna stronghold again, with 41 registered participants aircraft of all model series from Germany, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Italy, Great Britain and Spain. A formation of six (!) Cessna Bird Dogs was probably unique, there were a total of eight machines of this model in the Eifel. The 140s Cessnas formed an equally large group.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast for Sunday was so bad that a large number of the participants had to cancel their participation at short notice and others left on Saturday. Nevertheless, this time it was again a great get together of the classic Cessnas.

Participants of Classic Cessna-Meeting 2016

The oldest flying Cessna in Europe: Cessna C-165 Airmaster D-EUCP from 1939 (Photo: Stefan Schmoll))

In 2018 the European Classic Cessna-Meeting was then a tradition and recorded 29 declarations of different Cessna models. Again, numerous exemplars found their way from all over Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland to the Eifel.

The participants from Italy unfortunately had to capitulate to the Alps due to the weather. We were very pleased that a Cessna Airmaster from 1939 was there for the first time. This "original Cessna" made of wood is something very special!

Participants of Classic Cessna-Meeting 2018