![Aircraft Photo of XM797 | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector | AirHistory.net #498504](/photos/0498504.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | "XM797" |
Aircraft Original Type: | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector |
Aircraft Version: | Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector |
C/n (msn): | 38 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Middle WallopMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Army Air Corps Open Day 1969 |
Photo Date: | 26 July 1969 |
Photo by: | Chris England |
Photo ID: | 498504 |
Photo Comment |
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G-ARTU painted in the markings carried while being evaluated by the Army Air Corps. Destroyed a few weeks later in a take-off accident at Old Warden on 6 September 1969. (Note that Prospector c/n 36 ZS-CHZ is painted as XM797 and preserved at the South African Air Force Museum, Swartkop.) This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 September 2022, and has since been viewed 350 times. |