ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156133
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| Date: | Thursday 19 September 1991 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Edgley EA-7 Optica |
| Owner/operator: | Brooklands Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BMPF |
| MSN: | 010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vigo-Peinador Airport (VGO/LEVX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 010 Edgley EA-7 Optica G-BMPF: registered to Optica Industries Ltd (Old Sarum) 14.4.1986 as G-BMPF.. Ownership transferred to Brooklands Aircraft Company Ltd (Old Sarum) 01.07.1987. Operated by Hampshire Constabulary during summer of 1987 (replacement for crashed G-KATY)
Written off (destroyed) when crashed at Vigo, an industrial city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain at an unknown date (presumably in 1990-91). Registration cancelled by the CAA 19/9/1991 (hence "nominal" date above)
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
2. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/260372-what-used.html
3. http://www.optica.co.uk/Aircraft%20Histories.html
4. http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/daedalus/Police.html
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?67944-Edgely-Optica
6. G-BMPF at Farnborough Air Show September 1988: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/30590/G-BMPF
7. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BMPF
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo
9. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/Edgley_EA7.pdf
Media:
Edgley EA-7 Optica G-BMPF at the Farnborough Air Show in September 1988:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2013 23:53 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2013 02:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 29-May-2013 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2020 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2022 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Nov-2022 22:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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