By this time the RMAF Museum had closed and its aircraft were stored at the old airbase, which was also closed.

This Pioneer II was a prototype of a Pioneer I, (VL515) which was civil registered as G-AKBF. The original prototypes (VL515 and VL516) were fitted with Alvis Leonides engines and receiving civil registrations (G-AKBF and G-ANAZ). The first, G-AKBF seen here at Farnborough in 1951 and later to become a RAF Scottish Aviation Pioneer CC.1 - XE512. VV119 the Vickers Supermarine Type 528 registration can just be seen in the background. Scanned from an original image photographer unknown.

Delivered to the then Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force.

Delivered to the then Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force.

Delivered to the then Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force.

Delivered to the then Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force.

Became CC604 with the Ceylon Air Force in August 1958.

We only have the photographer's word on the UK civil registration which was cancelled in August 1958 when the aircraft became CC603 of the Ceylon Air Force.

First registered in 1955 and permanently withdrawn in December 1961.

Not many Pioneers were built, and only two of these planes still exist.