| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AOPY |
| Alternate Serial: | VS633 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Percival P.40 Prentice |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Percival P.40 Prentice |
| Aircraft Version: | Percival P.40 Prentice T1 |
| C/n (msn): | PAC/255 |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Basildon / Great Gregorie Park [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 19 February 1966 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 468752 |
| Photo Comment |
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First flew 5th July 1949 and delivered to the Air Force as VS633. After being SOC by the Air Force it was one of the vast batch of Prentice aircraft bought by Aviation Traders, to whom it was registered as G-AOPY on 30th May 1956. It was cancelled 26th August 1960 as having been sold in Belgium but was never delivered. It was subsequently donated to this Basildon park and is depicted here shortly after delivery from the Aviation Traders scrapping area at Southend, although only the fuselage was evident at this date. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 June 2022, and has since been viewed 261 times. |