First of all, let me start by saying that I am in no way connected to or related to the persons selling this aircraft. The information is here for the sole purpose of linking my repaint of Sibwings' wonderful SAAB 91B Safir to the real aircraft that my repaint portrays.

----

According to the SAAB 91 registry webpage at http://www.fcfk.com/safir/, SAAB 91B D_EREK, s/n 91-343, started life as a Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft in 1957. 

In 1982 the aircraft was registered in Norway as LN-HAI, then in 1985 it was registered in Sweden as SE-ITF. Date of registration in Germany as D-EREK is unknown (at least to the SAAB 91 registry). 

SAAB 91B D-EREK is currently (as of 27 Feb 2007) for sale in Germany, the pictures included in this zip file were copied from the sale listing on the internet. The aircraft is listed as a SAAB Safir 91 B-2. This is the listing for the aircraft sale:

----

1957 SAAB Safir 91 B-2, S/N: 91343, D-EREK, 5276 TT, Annual: July. Complete logs, no damage history, 5th owner since new. Excellent Paint and Interior., For Sale - Call

EUR 42.500,- private

Aircraft Subject to Prior Sale or Removal from Market without Notice.
Specification Subject to Verification by Purchaser.


Alle Angebote sind unverbindlich, freibleibend und ohne Gewhr.
	
Airframe:
approx. 5276 hrs. (July 2006)
	
Engine Specs:
Lycoming O-435 A, S/N 772-17
6 cylinde engine with 190 hp
1200 TBO, 800 SMOH	
Prop(s):
2-blade Hartzell Propeller HC-12 V-20-8D/V8433N-6
TBO 1000 h or 5 years	
Additional Equipment:
Co-pilots panel
Fuel Computer
Intercom
Fire Extinguisher
OAT Indicator	
Interior:
Grey Leather Interior. Excellent condition!
	
Exterior:
Painted in Yellow. Excellent condition.
	
Avionics / Radios:
COM: BECKER AR 3201
NAV: BECKER NR 3301
TRANSPONDER: KING KT-76A w/ blind encoder
GPS: Apollo

----

According to the listing the aircraft is located at Schwabmnchen, Germany.

----
----

Some SAAB 91 Safir web resources:

http://www.fcfk.com/safir/
SAAB 91 Safir page: a great website were you can get lots of information on the Safir, including serial number registry, download for actual manuals, specifications, publications, links to other Safir pages and all. A great overall resource for the Safir. http://www.fcfk.com/safir/

http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/50safir.html
This page has a very nice historical account of the Safir and some pictures.

----

Renato Piereck
rpiereck@yahoo.com