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    Airframe Family: Percival P-56 Provost
    Latest Model:Provost T.1
    Last Military Serial:XF690 RAF
    Construction Number:PAC/56/335
    Last Civil Registration:G-MOOS
    Compressed ID:Percival Provost T.1 sn XF690 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1955

    Constructed as a Provost T.1.

    2 May 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XF690.

    13 January 1956

    Transferred to Queens University Air Squadron, Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.

    27 July 1959

    Transferred to Central Navigation and Control School, RAF Shawbury, Shropshire.

    2 December 1968

    Transferred to RAF Henlow.
    Displayed at Henlow.

    2 December 1968

    New serial number assigned: 8041M RAF

    Transferred to RAF Colerne Museum.

    From 5 March 1979 to 5 April 1991

    To Sunnybrae Garage, Houghton-On-The-Hill with new c/r G-BGKA.

    23 September 1989


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Although civilian registered as G-BGKA, on display as Provost T.1 XF 690 at the 1989 RAF Leuchars Airshow, Fife.

    From 5 April 1991 to 22 November 2007

    To Timothy John Manna with new c/r G-MOOS.
    Aircraft based at Cranfield and the North Weald.

    17 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Airshow

    17 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    22 November 2007

    To Henry Cooke, Little West Barn FARM, North Brewham, Bruton keeping c/r G-MOOS.
    Aircraft based at North Weald (until 2009) then Yeovilton.

    5 April 2009


    Photographer: Chris Jefferson
    Notes: 2009 photo at Old Buckenham in the UK

    28 July 2009


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show

    15 June 2015

    To John Beattie, Trustee of:, Yeopro Group, Yeovil keeping c/r G-MOOS.

    15 August 2015


    Photographer: James Thomas
    Notes: Provost T.1 XF690 G-MOOS at St Athan

    15 August 2015


    Photographer: James Thomas
    Notes: Provost T.1 XX690 G-MOOS, St Athan

    13 July 2019


    Photographer: Alan Kilham
    Notes: Noted in the static area at RNAS Yeovilton International Air Show

    14 September 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-MOOS expired.

    21 December 2023

    To South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    South Wales Aviation Group
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Andrew Appleton
    Alan Kilham
    Peter Nicholson
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