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    Airframe Family: Percival P-50 Prince / P-54 Survey Prince / P-57 Sea Prince
    Latest Model:Sea Prince T.1
    Last Military Serial:WP321 RN
    Construction Number:PAC/57/71
    Last Civil Registration:G-BRFC
    Compressed ID:Percival Sea Prince T.1 sn WP321 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Sea Prince T.1.

    23 April 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WP321.

    From Circa 1969 to Circa 1970

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Lossiemouth.

    From Circa 1969 to Circa 1970

    Markings Applied: 659

    Transferred to 750 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    Markings Applied: 570, CU

    Transferred to RNAY Sydenham.
    Station Flight.

    From 10 September 1980 to 18 January 1981

    To Rural Naval Air Service, Hitchen Herts with new c/r G-BRFC.

    From 9 February 1981 to 10 August 1983

    To Ray Aylieff Ltd, Petersfield keeping c/r G-BRFC.

    13 August 1982


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Seen at the Alconbury Open House in 1982

    By 1983

    Markings Applied: 750, CU
    False code applied.

    26 July 1983


    Photographer: Andy Chetwyn
    Notes: Percival Sea Prince T.1 G-BRFC of the Rural Flying Corps on final approach for RNAS Culdrose in July 1983. Built in 1956 for the Royal Navy as WP321 she last flew in 1999 and is currently preserved with the Bournemouth Aviation Museum

    From 22 August 1983 to 3 February 1994

    To David Owen Hughes keeping c/r G-BRFC.

    From 3 February 1994 to 12 November 1999

    To Aces High, Hanger 4, North Weald keeping c/r G-BRFC.

    26 November 1999

    To Aces High US Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N7SY.

    23 August 2000

    Civil registration, N7SY, cancelled.

    From 8 June 2006 to 11 June 2012

    To Andrew and Geraldine Dixon, Bournemouth with new c/r G-BRFC.

    To Bounemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
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    Assigned to Bournemouth-Hurn Airport for storage.

    25 March 2011


    Photographer: Mario Richard
    Notes: Bournemouth

    June 2012

    To Mark Stott, Exeter keeping c/r G-BRFC.
    Sold to a new owner, and to be moved by road to St Athan UK.

    In the inventory of Horizon Flight Training and Aircraft Services, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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    To South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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    8 June 2019


    Photographer: VIN (V77RFC)
    Notes: at St.Athans, South Wales
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    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    South Wales Aviation Group
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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