Scottish Aviation Pioneer

XL703 in the Sun

This was taken a few years ago before it was consigned to the stores. Must have been trying to top up the tan before the long years in the dark !

XL703

Here is XL703, which is mentioned above. Back of photo reads, “Pioneer CC1 XL703 230 Sqn Benson 15/9/62.”

Carrier take-off

Sorry that I cannot quite make out the writing on the back of this one. As near as I can tell, it says “Pioneer CC1 209 Sn taking off from HMS ?? Bro??”

Got any photos of the single Pin flying off a carrier or from Baginton?

Pioneer photos

I have nice clear b&w photos of Pioneers taken from 1947-1966. (Also have a separate batch of Twin-Pioneers.) I have the dates for most of the photos, but only listed a few samples here. Here are ones I have:
G-ANAZ; VL515 (1947); G-AIKBF (1952); YL703 (1962, Benson); YL558;
G-AODZ (Prestwick, Farnbourough); YG-31-1 (1956); XG560; FM1016; XL665; XL706; XL517; XL555; XL703; FM107; XL665; XE512; XE515; XK368; Plus
Shot of Pioneer taking off from HMS?. And three photos of Malayan Air Force in 1959 and 1960 of FM1012; FM1013; and FM1015. Also a few others. Might have time to
Scan & post a couple of requests, before I leave for Your side of the pond, on Sunday…

More than one Pioneer CC1 left.

Question: is it true that there is only one surviving Pioneer CC1 – displayed at Cosford? Incredible aircraft – one took off at Farnborough ACROSS the runway and not ALONG it.

No, there is one in the Malayan Air Museum in Kuala Lumpur.

I worked on assembly of the first Pioneer CC1 at RAF Seletar in Sept/Oct 1953. It was assembled in the A.R.S hangar.
Its first flight by Chief Test Pilot of Scottish Aviation Ltd was made across the runway. 7th Oct 1953.
Later it was flown by Flt Lt M.E.F.Hickmott and four other pilots trained by Scottish Aviation Ltd.
Flt Lt Hickmott was C/O of 1311 Transport Flight.

Brian Rose.
Aircraft finisher.
A.R.S. 390 MU.

Isn’t there a Pioneer in the Royal Malaysian Air Forces Museum KL?

Perhaps not a CC1 but a single Pin nonetheless.

http://www.malaysian-museums.org/rmaf/exhibits/aircraft/s_pin.jpg

Question: is it true that there is only one surviving Pioneer CC1 – displayed at Cosford? Incredible aircraft – one took off at Farnborough ACROSS the runway and not ALONG it.

Correct, XL703 is the last one left.