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    Airframe Family: Percival Prentice
    Latest Model:Prentice 1
    Last Military Serial:VS316 RAF
    Construction Number:PAC-252
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-DJC
    Compressed ID:Percival Prentice 1 sn VS316 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Transport and Toy Museum, Wanaka Airport, Wanaka, Otago, South Island

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a Prentice 1.
    Built by Blackburn Aircraft

    1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n VS316.

    3 May 1956

    To Aviation Traders Ltd, London with new c/r G-AOMF.

    14 April 1960

    To Lux Lux Ltd, Leek, Staffordshire keeping c/r G-AOMF.

    23 September 1960

    To Surrey and Kent Flying Club, Biggin Hill Airport keeping c/r G-AOMF.
    Markings added: 48

    Circa 1961


    Photographer: Peter Fitzmaurice (the late)
    Notes: 1960s photo taken when flown by the Surrey and Kent Flying Club out of Biggin Hill Airport

    7 August 1963

    To William Brent Wilkinson keeping c/r G-AOMF.

    From 13 September 1966 to 9 April 1969

    To CAVU International, Jersey keeping c/r G-AOMF.

    10 April 1969

    Civil registration VH- reserved but not taken up.
    Export to Australia not taken up.

    May 1969

    Aircraft arrived in New Zealand after 3 month flight from Channel Islands off the UK.

    May 1969

    Stored at Tauranga.

    20 June 1969

    To William Brent Wilkinson with new c/r G-AOMF.

    21 June 1972

    To N B Cooper with new c/r ZK-DJC.

    To Gerald Rhodes keeping c/r ZK-DJC.

    1995


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1995 photo taken at Wanaka, New Zealand

    2002

    To Wanaka Transport and Toy Museum, Wanaka Airport, Wanaka, Otago, South Island.
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    30 October 2017


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: DJ-C at the Transport and Toy Museum, Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand

    To National Transport and Toy Museum, Wanaka Airport, Wanaka, Otago, South Island.
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