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    Airframe Family: Percival 84 Jet Provost / 80/90/145/167 Strikemaster
    Latest Model:Jet Provost T.4
    Last Military Serial:XP567 RAF
    Construction Number:PAC/W/15526
    Last Civil Registration:N8272M
    Compressed ID:Hunting Jet Provost T.4 sn XP567 RA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Mantei and Associates Limited, Lexington, SC

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    Dates

    Event

    1961

    Constructed as a Jet Provost T.4 by Hunting.

    22 February 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XP567.
    The delivery date is provided.


    Photographer: Unknown


    Photographer: Unknown

    27 October 1977

    Transferred to No. 1 SoTT, Halton.
    Operated with markings: 23
    Sent to Halton for ground instruction use.

    New serial number assigned: 8510M RAF
    Reserialed at Halton.

    April 1993

    To Everett Aero, Sproughton.

    By 1994

    To Richard J. Everett, Ipswich UK.

    8 May 1995

    To Randall K. Hames, Gaffney, SC with new c/r N8272M.

    Based at Woodward Field, Camden, SC.
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    To Ricky A. Mantei, Columbia, SC.

    24 April 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX8272M (P84 MK 4, XP567) issued.

    17 November 1997

    To Ricky A. Mantei, Zephyr Hills, FL keeping c/r N8272M.

    26 October 2010

    To Mantei and Associates Limited, Lexington, SC keeping c/r N8272M.

    23 October 2015


    Photographer: Owen ORourke

    2 February 2018

    Civil registration, N8272M, cancelled.

    Preserved at Cheraw MAP, SC.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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