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    Airframe Family: Percival Prentice
    Latest Model:Prentice T.1
    Last Military Serial:VR259 RAF
    Construction Number:PAC-086
    Last Civil Registration:G-APJB
    Compressed ID:Percival Prentice T.1 sn VR259 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport / Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a Prentice T.1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n VR259.

    Transferred to RAF College (RAFC), RAF Cranwell.

    Transferred to 2 Air Signals School.

    Transferred to 1 Air Signals School.

    From 28 November 1957 to 16 May 1960

    To Air Traders Ltd with new c/r G-APJB.

    From 18 May 1960 to 17 January 1961

    To Herts and essex Aero Club, Stapleford Airfield keeping c/r G-APJB.

    From 10 February 1961 to 7 January 1966

    To Southend-On-Sea Municipal Council keeping c/r G-APJB.

    From 3 November 1966 to 28 November 1966

    To Cambridge Aero Club Ltd, Cambridge Airport keeping c/r G-APJB.

    From 2 December 1966 to 1 October 1972

    To Derek Golding, Colchester keeping c/r G-APJB.

    From 11 June 1973 to 9 October 1984

    To City Airways, Coventry Airport keeping c/r G-APJB.

    18 March 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Prentice I now restored to RAF colours as VR 259 was owned by City Airways when seen at Coventry in the Spring of 1974.

    29 June 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Still under City Airways ownership in the Summer of 1978, this Prentice has now been retored to military markings as VR 259.

    9 October 1984

    Withdrawn from use.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Andrew Breeden
    Notes: In Air Atlantique hangar at Coventry

    February 1994

    To unknown owner with c/r G-APJB.
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    From 3 February 1994 to 13 July 2007

    To RVL Aviation Ltd, Coventry Airport keeping c/r G-APJB.

    20 July 1997


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford.

    13 July 2007

    To Air Atlantique Ltd, Coventry Airport keeping c/r G-APJB.

    9 May 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2010 Kemble Great Vintage Flying Weekend

    9 May 2010

    25 March 2013

    Operated by Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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