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    Airframe Family: Engineering and Research Corporation 415 Ercoupe / Mooney A2 / Forney F-1 / Alon A-2
    Latest Model:415C
    Construction Number:3210
    Last Civil Registration:G-ERCO
    Compressed ID:Engineering and Research Corporatio...
    Latest Owner or Location:Eric George Girardey, Crawley

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a 415C.

    14 January 1992

    To Leicester H Patrick, Newbury Park, CA with new c/r N2585H {1}.

    6 April 1993

    Civil registration, N2585H {1}, cancelled.

    7 April 1993

    To James Harvey Spanton, Cantebury, Kent with new c/r G-ERCO.

    From 7 April 1993 to 14 August 1996

    To James Harvey Spanton keeping c/r G-ERCO.

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: Erco 415D G-ERCO arriving at Manston, Kent, UK

    14 May 2014

    Involved in an incident.
    Nose Undercarriage collapsed during fast landing at Postling-Pent Farm, Kent.

    3 December 2014

    To Eric George Girardey, Crawley keeping c/r G-ERCO.
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