Have you seen BC-12D Tail#N43657 Ser# 7316?

[Smash591]

I'm looking for information regarding my late grandfather's Taylorcraft. It was a BC-12D, Tail# N43657 (before it was exported to UK), Serial# 7316. It was sold by Earl Wade Cochran in the late 1980's from Gilbert Field, Winter Haven, FLorida. It had a Blue and Yellow on White paint scheme. I don't remember much else about it except he rebuilt/recovered it in his garage in Winter Haven and towed it to the airfield where he had a hanger. My brother-in-law is building a scale model from a photograph my grandmother loaned him and he would like to also construct a history of the aircraft to go with the model. He felt that since the aircraft was exported to the UK and I'm stationed in the UK, that I might be able to unearth some details about it. Well... I'm starting in the best place I know, the global internet. Now, I hope someone finds this thread and gives a few pointers on finding this aircraft.

Cheers.

[Carl Ellis]

Re: Have you seen BC-12D Tail#N43657 Ser# 7316?

How's this?


Registration Mark : G-BSDA
Aircraft Type : Taylorcraft BC-12D
Construction Number : 7316
Line Number : -
Operator : D.G.Edwards
Previous Id's : N43657

[Robert Lees]

Re: Have you seen BC-12D Tail#N43657 Ser# 7316?

Smash,

I've emailed you the present owner's contact details.

Regards,
Rob

[Smash591]

Re: Have you seen BC-12D Tail#N43657 Ser# 7316?

Thank you very much!!!

I have not received an email with the operators details, but I used the "G-" registration mark to locate the plane in the CAA registry. Thanks again.

Now to correspond with the operator and see if I can complete the history.

Thank you very much!

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Have you seen BC-12D Tail#N43657 Ser# 7316?

WE aim to please.. Thank you all for handling this in a proper fashion. Cheers!