| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | XF691 |
| Alternate Registration: | G-AWTE |
| Military Code: | K |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Percival P.56 Provost |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Percival P.56 Provost |
| Aircraft Version: | Percival P.56 Provost T1 |
| C/n (msn): | PAC/F/336 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | CATCS - Central Air Traffic Control School |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairoaksMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 June 1969 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman) |
| Photo ID: | 795845 |
| Photo Comment |
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One of six Provosts T.1s which arrived at Fairoaks on 20th November 1968. All ex CATCS, Shawbury, they arrived at Fairoaks from Blackbushe and were intended for illegal export for use in the Biafra conflict. That never happened and the aircraft languished at Fairoaks until May 1970 when they were dismantled, transported to a warehouse in North London and clandestinely shipped to Rhodesia in 1971/72. G-AWTE was cancelled from the UK register in March 1969 and ultimately became R3165 with the Rhodesian AF. This photo was added on 4 April 2025, and has since been viewed 53 times. |