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    Airframe Family: Percival P-50 Prince / P-54 Survey Prince / P-57 Sea Prince
    Latest Model:Sea Prince T.1
    Last Military Serial:WP313 RN
    Construction Number:PAC/57/63
    Compressed ID:Percival Sea Prince T.1 sn WP313 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve collection - Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Prince T.1.

    26 January 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WP313.

    29 January 1953

    Transferred to Receipt and Dispatch Unit, RNAS Stretton.

    From 20 June 1953 to 9 July 1956

    Assigned to RNAS Stretton for storage.

    21 July 1956

    Transferred to ADI, RNAS Culdrose.

    23 July 1956

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    23 July 1956

    Markings Applied: 670, CU

    12 April 1957

    Transferred to RNAS Lee-On-Solent.
    For investigation of fuel contamination.

    15 May 1957

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    12 October 1959

    Transferred to 750 NAS, NAS Hal Far, Malta.

    12 October 1959

    Markings Applied: 670, HF

    5 July 1965

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    5 July 1965

    Markings Applied: 658, LM

    5 December 1966

    Transferred to RNAS Lossiemouth Station Flight.

    5 June 1967

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    3 October 1969

    Transferred to RNAY Belfast.

    9 October 1969

    Transferred to RNAY Belfast Station Flight.
    With red hand of Ulster badge.

    9 July 1973

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    9 July 1973

    Markings Applied: 568, CU

    14 January 1975

    Transferred to RNAY Belfast.

    19 July 1975

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    19 July 1975

    Markings Applied: 568, CU

    22 June 1976

    Transferred to RNAY Belfast.

    28 February 1977

    Assigned to 5 MU, RAF Kemble for storage.

    28 July 1977

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.
    Still coded 568-CU.

    4 May 1979

    Assigned to 5 MU, RAF Kemble for storage.

    1980

    Transported by ground.
    Allocated to RAE Farnborough, aircraft dismantled to be moved by road, move cancelled; moved by road to FAAM store at Wroughton.

    25 February 1983

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Navy.

    By January 1987

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Science Museum, Wroughton, Swindon, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    14 December 1999

    Transported by ground.
    Moved by road to Cobham Hall, the last airframe to leave Wroughton store.

    To Fleet Air Arm Museum-Reserve collection-Cobham-Hall, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.
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    24 October 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: On display at Public Open Day of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve Collection at Cobham Hall, RNAS Yeovilton in the UK.

    24 October 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: On display at Public Open Day of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Reserve Collection at Cobham Hall, RNAS Yeovilton in the UK.

    30 March 2015


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Cobham Hall, Yeovilton, Somerset, England


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946 by Ray Sturtivant

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Fleet Air Arm Museum
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Mike Henniger

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