G-BDIB
Hi Savoia, Lovely to see Enstrom G-BDIB again and just to put your records straight. She was actually a 'non-turbo' Enstrom 280 model. (not 280C) Imported in September 1975. Spooner Aviation the distributor operated her as a sales demonstrator for two years. I put around 400 hours on her. She was then used to obtain PT certification on the new Shark shape and flown by CAA pilot Ken Reid in August 1976. (your black & white photo) Later, I displayed the ship at Farnborough everyday of the show starting 3rd September for the air show acceptance committee with the final public day being 12th September. Thereafter she flew on demonstrations and film work til she was sold to the Lons Country Club in June 1977 and registered as G-LONS. Graham Miller was the owner. The colour pic as G-BDIB was taken BEFORE 1977. IB became a TCL near Salisbury that year when she suffered loss of blade tape and was put down heavily by the pilot who lost the left skid on the first 'run-on' landing. The second landing rolled her over! Crew OK.
Happy titbits and fond memories. Dennis Kenyon.