SEA PRINCE/WF118
Percival Sea Prince T.1 WF118 of 727 Squadron Fleet Air Arm, Brawdy, Pembrokeshire
[Source: RuthAS/Wikipedia]
Serial #: WF118
Construction #: PAC/57/12
Civil Registration:
G-DACA
Construction #: PAC/57/12
Civil Registration:
G-DACA
Model(s):
Sea Prince T1
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2020
Sea Prince T1
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2020
History:
Delivered to R.A.E. Farnborough, August 13, 1951.
- Used for trials of radio and thimble nose radar.
- Transferred to A&AEE Boscombe Down ‘C’ squadron, September 18, 1951.
-- Used for various trials.
- Transferred to storage at Lossiemouth Aircraft Handling Unit, August 1954-January 1956.
Delivered to Royal Navy as WF118, January 12, 1956.
- Assigned to 727 Squadron, RNAS Brawdy
-- Coded BY/567
- Transferred to 5 MU. Kemble for storage, June 1979.
Private Owner, May 6, 1980.
- Registered as G-DACA.
Atlantic & Caribbean Aviation Ltd. Staverton, UK, July 1981.
Peter Vallance, Charlwood, Surrey, UK, October 30, 1989.
Vallance Aircraft Collection, Lowfield Heath Road, Charlwood, Surrey, November 12, 1989.
Gatwick Aviation Museum , Charlwood, UK, January 26th, 1999-2020
Delivered to R.A.E. Farnborough, August 13, 1951.
- Used for trials of radio and thimble nose radar.
- Transferred to A&AEE Boscombe Down ‘C’ squadron, September 18, 1951.
-- Used for various trials.
- Transferred to storage at Lossiemouth Aircraft Handling Unit, August 1954-January 1956.
Delivered to Royal Navy as WF118, January 12, 1956.
- Assigned to 727 Squadron, RNAS Brawdy
-- Coded BY/567
- Transferred to 5 MU. Kemble for storage, June 1979.
Private Owner, May 6, 1980.
- Registered as G-DACA.
Atlantic & Caribbean Aviation Ltd. Staverton, UK, July 1981.
Peter Vallance, Charlwood, Surrey, UK, October 30, 1989.
Vallance Aircraft Collection, Lowfield Heath Road, Charlwood, Surrey, November 12, 1989.
Gatwick Aviation Museum , Charlwood, UK, January 26th, 1999-2020
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