G-BDKD
As ever ... loved the shots of an early Enstrom. The first 28A model to have the floor mounted vertical console. 'Twas sold new circa 1974, serial circa 264 or so I recall. That really wonderful gentleman John Crewdson decided to use a few Enstroms 28As on Police work over the big city and I got the Job doing the early demonstrations for his Helicopter Hire company at Southend. It didn't last of course when someone decided the Police needed two engines and enter the B 222!
Heli Hire ended up with no less than the following Enstroms
G-BBRS ... Police duties
G-BCOT ... Ditto.
G-BDKD ... Ditto.
And later the first turbo C version. The infamous G-BENO. I seem to remember Nick Cole the Mini race down at Lydd, took a later delivery of the BDKD. He had been one of the early single seat FJs at Brands Hatch. Best wishes to all.
Dennis Kenyon.
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