Evenin’ all,
Recently researching the Percival Pembroke, I realised I’d not seen a listing of survivors… How many are there out there?
Quite widely used (including by drug runners in the US?!) by the RAF Belgian AF and the Germans… and the civil version (the President) had a few – a 1/2 doz built – any survivors of these?
I saw the Dixon’s G-BNPH (WV740) at both Biggin Hill and the last Duxford show, and there’s a Belgian machine in the Belgian air museum.
What else, and where?
I’m particularly looking for interior pics as well..
By: SierraEchoFred - 14th November 2007 at 08:12
Charming colour scheme. It just looks so right somehow
Here is Fv-no 83006 painted in this colour scheme – picture was taken at Malmö/Bulltofta in June 1972
By: mike currill - 13th November 2007 at 16:20
SE-BKH, ex XK 884, is owned and operated by Flygexpo. It is based at Västerås/Hässlö but is currently parked at Eskilstuna/Kjula.
SE-BKH is painted as “Helge 87” – a Tp 83 Pembroke operated by the transport squadron of F 8 Wing at Barkarby in the early 1970s.
Charming colour scheme. It just looks so right somehow
By: AvgasDinosaur - 13th November 2007 at 10:35
For details of the rescue of G-AMLZ from Caernarfon see here
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=67790
Hope it helps
Be lucky
David
By: Lambert - 13th November 2007 at 08:52
Belgian Pembrokes
With interest I have read this topic about the Pembrokes. Especially about the Belgian ones residing in the US.
Since I started my new website about wrecks and relics of the Belgian military aviation, I did off course a lot of internet-research about all covered aircraft.
So I arrived also at this very informative forum and have made some very fine contacts with specialists in the Pembroke field (Sean Keating, Tom Singfield, …)
But I few other posters I could not reach who provided in this topic very rare and excellent photographs.
In the hope you do read this, please could you contact me ?
Do visit my website, maybe you have some additions/corrections or photographs that we could use: http://www.wreckhunters.be
With kind regards and thanks in advance,
Happy landings !
Lambert J.
By: SierraEchoFred - 18th February 2007 at 18:31
Does the ex RAF aircraft still fly in Sweden?
SE-BKH, ex XK 884, is owned and operated by Flygexpo. It is based at Västerås/Hässlö but is currently parked at Eskilstuna/Kjula.
SE-BKH is painted as “Helge 87” – a Tp 83 Pembroke operated by the transport squadron of F 8 Wing at Barkarby in the early 1970s.
By: Chapin01 - 18th February 2007 at 12:42
This ex-Belgian Pembroke saw service in the Republic of Honduras, with Compañia Interamericana de Aviacion (also Compañia Interamericana de Honduras), and bore the registration HR-ITA.
The second shot shows the same airplane, now at the Anoka Airport in Blaine, Minnessota, in February 2000.
Of interest, this Pembroke was used to fly a spare propeller and engine for an F4U Corsair that made a forced landing in Belize, when it was being flown back to the USA in the 1980s.
Both photos were shot by me.
The third image, shows an ad published locally in Honduras.
Saludos,
Tulio
By: REF - 18th February 2007 at 12:34
Hunting Percival P-66 Pembroke C1 (WV740 / G-BNPH), Shoreham – 5th September 1999
Hunting Percival P-66 Pembroke C1 (WV740 / G-BNPH), Imperial War Museum, Duxford – 13th May 2000
Hunting Percival P-57 Sea Prince T1 (WP321 / N7SY / G-BRFC), Bournemouth – 24th April 2003
Hunting Percival P-66 Pembroke C1 (WV740 / G-BNPH), Imperial War Museum, Duxford – 17th July 2003
Hunting Percival P-57 Sea Prince T.1 (WF128), Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton – 11th April 2004
Hunting Percival P-66 Pembroke C1 (XL954 / G-BXES), Biggin Hill International Air Fair – 4th June 2006
Hunting Percival P-57 Sea Prince T.1 (WF128), Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton – 16th August 2006
Richard
By: old eagle - 18th February 2007 at 12:05
Google Sweden Pembroke Pics
By: uksceneryman - 18th February 2007 at 07:12
Sea Prince WP321 (ex N7SY) is now G-BRFC and owned by Andrew Dixon, owner of Pembroke G-BNPH.
There is talk that she will fly again and both of her engines have been run in recent months.
By: Martti Kujansuu - 17th February 2007 at 14:16
Pembroke PR-2 is at Aviation Museum of Central Finland. The Gauntlet uses engine from this aeroplane.
Martti
By: Atlantic1 - 17th February 2007 at 12:49
XL929 Stored at Coventry in 2006, since moved off site.
Tom
By: Atlantic1 - 17th February 2007 at 12:23
BXES is awaiting some engineering work however the public transport fleet has priority at the moment. She should be flying again in a month or so.
Heres a few pics of her from 2006
By: BlueRobin - 17th February 2007 at 11:36
There used to be two at Coventry. Atlantique still retain G-BXES, G-BNPH was sold and retains a valid CofA. Haven’t seen BXES fly for ages though.
By: Binbrook 01 - 17th February 2007 at 11:23
I seem to recall the ex Shoreham Pemborke went to Coventry? Spares for AA?
Does the ex RAF aircraft still fly in Sweden?
Tim
By: cessna152towser - 16th February 2007 at 18:38
G-AMLZ at Caernarfon
As seen in November 2005. She was still there when I last visited Caernarfon in August 2006.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 16th December 2005 at 17:45
A friend of mine is soon (hopefully!) to publish a book on the Prince/Pembroke series of aircraft. He has been following/researching them for 30 years! I’ll let everyone know when the book is published.
Regards,
Jon.
That wouldn’t be ‘TS’ by any chance? :rolleyes:
By: Prince Thomas - 16th December 2005 at 11:22
Has anyone got a recent picture of the Prince G-AMLZ at Caernarfon Museum? Thanks,
Tom.
By: Arthur - 31st October 2004 at 17:01
The second one at Hermeskeil is painted in RAF colours, but it is actually 54+24.
By: Archer - 31st October 2004 at 16:26
Found these while going through my old photos. Seems there are two examples at Hermeskeil (no better photo of the second aircraft I’m afraid). The third one is the aircraft at Brussels which James already posted a photo of.
By: AirJimL2 - 26th October 2004 at 21:21
But RM-1/N51973 was a C.51 with solid nose and the one in NJ is a C(PR)51 with a glass camera nose :confused:
Now that makes two of us. See:
http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/nnumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=51973
I swear last time I looked this was registered to a NJ address… But also look at:
http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/nnumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=51951
???
Jim
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