Aircraft N4007G

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N4007G is registered in this site as a hot air balloon which may be correct if the registration was recycled. Between 6th and 7th June 1981 I ferried N4007G a MARSH Thrush S2R-T331 from Madrid Q.V via Poitiers, Southend, Norwich, Shipdam to Flixton airstrip Suffolk for Mindacre Ltd (Roy Slarke) a local Crop Spraying company.

The aircraft was then Test flown in UK by UK CAA Test pilot Darryl Stinton. A number of hours were also flown by Paddy McKay before the aircraft received its UK Type Certificate issuance. I believe the Type Certificate was issued sometime in July 1981 at Shipdam Norfolk and the registration G-BJAB was assigned. I then flew the acceptance flight for Mindacre at Shipdam on 31st July 1981. I did a little more flying in the aircraft before finally ferrying the G-BJAB ex N4007G to Eelde in Holland on 18th September 1981.

Paddy McKay

CropDusterEnthusiast

So this plane is deregistered in the United States and is now located in Holland. That's neat. I usually don't hear too much about Dutch agricultural aviation. I wonder what the demand is like in Holland for aerial spraying. 8)