PAC/P57/012

PAC/P57/012 Sea Prince T.Mk.I


WF118	G-GACA

Date		Action

28^th February 1951		First Flew
13^th August 1951		Delivered to R.A.E. Farnborough for trials of radio and thimble nose radar.
18^th September 1951		Transferred to A&AEE Boscombe Down ‘C’ squadron for radio and sonobouy trials.
15^th October 1951		Returned to Percivals for modifications
23^rd October 1951		Delivered to A&AEE ‘C’ Squadron for further trials
5^th march 1952		Returned to Percivals for the trial installation of nose wheel self-centering control and rudder bar assembly
9^th April 1952		Delivered back to A&AEE 'C' Sqn for armament trials
April 1952		Returned to Percivals for mods to self centering control
29^th April 1952		Delivered back to A&AEE 'C' for trials of self centre control
9^th July 1952		Back to Percivals for “adjustments”
11^th July 1952		Returned to A&AEE for further trials
16^th July 1952		Returned to Percivals for additions, mods & trials
31^st December 1952		Taken on Controller of Supplies (Aircraft) ) charge
6^th February 1953		Delivered to A&AEE 'C' Sqn (Received 15.2.53) Trials for proposed auto pitch coarsening device
29^th May 1953		Returned to Percivals, for mods to above. Remained with Percivals from 12.8.53 for type clearance to Max.AUW.
1^st April 1954		Allocated for storage at Lossiemouth Aircraft Handling Unit and dispatched there 25.8.54 being received 26.8.54.
		Stored in Short-Term storage from 22.11.55 to 7.1.56.
12^th January 1956		Delivered to 727 Sqn RNAS Brawdy - coded 'BY/567'. Dispatched to RNAY Belfast, Returned 727 Sqn 12.6.57
5^th July 1957		Transferred to Fleetlands (Via Lee-on-Solent)
13^th September 1957		Transferred to Lossiemouth Aircraft Handling Unit (Received 17.9.57)
		Stored in Short –Term storage 17.10.57 to 21.10.57 then modernized
		Stored in Short-Term storage 5.11.58 to 20.1.59
24^th February 1959		Transferred to Controller of Supplies (Aircraft) charge
2^nd March 1959		Delivered to Hunting Percival, Luton For installation of 'NSR1424 and NSR1550' (Radio?)
29^th May 1959		Transferred to Field Aircraft services, Wymeswold, For sub-contract trial fitting of 'N456, N458 and N459'
2^nd June 1960		Returned to Hunting, Luton. Trial fitting of Homer ARI 18210 and trials
29^th August 1960		Delivered to A&AEE 'C' Sqn
14^th October 1960		Returned to Hunting, Luton For radio trials and to prep for mods and trial installation of dual controls.
4^th July 1961		Delivered to A&AEE 'C' Sqn. Check trials of above
14^th July 1961		Taken off Controller (Aircraft) Charge
12^th September 1961		Delivered to 750 Sqn. Hal Far ( Malta ) coded 'HF/667'
July 1965		Transferred to 750 Sqn. Lossiemouth coded 'LM/619'. January 1966 Total Flying Hours = 2103
29^th April 1968		Transferred to RNAY Belfast
October 1968		Transferred back to 750 Sqn, Lossiemouth still coded 'LM/619'
26^th September 1972		Transferred 750 Sqn. Culdrose now coded 'CU/569’
13^th December 1973		Delivered to BAC Hurn for re-sparring
June 1975		Returned to 750 Sqn. Culdrose 'CU/569' . Nov 1975 - Total Flying hours=5985
26^th June 1979		Transferred to 5 MU. Kemble for storage
6^th May 1980		Registered on British register as G-DACA/R1
12^th May 1980		Delivered to Atlantic & Caribbean Aviation Ltd. Staverton.
17^th July 1981		CofA expired 17.7.81 with TFH 6219 (1115 since re-spar) Address amended 1.5.85 to c/o Charles Russell & Co. of Cheltenham.
October 1987		Offered for sale in at London Auction by Aircraft Mart of Staverton Glos. Withdrawn from sale as “Sold in Canada ”.
April 1989		Offered again for sale by Aircraft Mart. .
30^th October 1989		Bought by Peter Vallance, Charlwood, Surrey
12^th November 1989		Delivered to Vallance Aircraft Collection, Lowfield Heath Road, Charlwood, RH6 0BT, Surrey, by road.
2^nd January 1990		Received by P.G.Vallance, as above. Total Flying Hours=6221
26^th January 1999		Transferred to Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood on display

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