Percival Sea Prince T1 (WP313)
Construction Number PAC/P/63
09/01/1953 - awaiting collection
26/01/1953 - delivered to Receipt and Dispatch Unit, Stretton (received 29/01/1953)
20/06/1953 - preserved
09/07/1956 - de-preserved
21/07/1956 - to RNAS Culdrose ADI
23/07/1956 - to 750 NAS coded 670/CU
12/04/1957 - to RNAS Lee on Solent for investigation of fuel contamination
15/05/1957 - returned to 750 NAS
12/10/1959 - to RNAS Hal Far with the squadron and recoded 670/HF 05/07/1965 - to RNAS Lossiemouth coded 658/LM
05/12/1966 - to RNAS Lossiemouth Station Flight
05/06/1967 - returned to 750 NAS still as 658/LM
03/10/1969 - to RNAY Belfast
09/10/1969 - to Station Flight at Belfast as hack, with red hand of Ulster badge
09/07/1973 - to 750 NAS at RNAS Culdrose coded 568/CU
14/01/1975 - to RNAY Belfast
19/07/1975 - to 750 NAS at RNAS Culdrose coded 568/CU
22/06/1976 - to RNAY Belfast
28/02/1977 - to 5 Maintenance Unit at RAF Kemble for storage 28/07/1977 - to 750 NAS still coded 568/CU
04/05/1979 - back to 5 Maintenance Unit at RAF Kemble
1980 - allocated to RAE Farnborough, aircraft dismantled to be moved by road, move cancelled; moved by road to FAAM store at Wroughton
14/12/1999 - moved by road to Cobham Hall, the last airframe to leave Wroughton store
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Navigation and anti-submarine trainer
Manufacturers - Hunting Percival Aircraft Ltd
Power plant - Two 550hp Alvis Leonides 125
Wingspan - 56ft
Length - 46ft 4ins
Height - 16ft 1in
Weight - 11,850lbs loaded
Max speed - 223mph at 2,000ft
Range - 400 nautical miles
Armament - Nil