| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-APLP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector |
| Aircraft Version: | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector |
| C/n (msn): | 35 |
| Operator Titles: | Crop Culture Aerial Ltd. |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | StaplefordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSG IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 August 1958 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 552450 |
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Initially flew as G-43-8. Registered as G-APLP 18 March 1958. Sold by the Edgar Percival Aircraft company to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation in July 1959, who were to take over production of the type but this aircraft was written off 15 July 1959 when it made a forced landing on the beach at Blackpool and was submerged by the tide. Cancelled 3 August 1959 as Destroyed. (The airframe was reported in a scrapyard at Takeley in August 1963). This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 March 2023, and has since been viewed 414 times. |