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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Bowker Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BFBP |
| MSN: | 25-7756033 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Comberton, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Rush Green, Hertfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 11/5/1978 when crashed at Comberton, Cambridgeshire whilst on crop spraying operations. Registration G-BFBP cancelled as "aircraft destroyed" 21/6/1978
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BFBP.pdf
2. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BFBP.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 22:44 | VHKDK | Added |
| 02-May-2012 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jul-2015 14:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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