(Surviving) Piston-Provosts?

Ah – Piston Provost – I was based at Thornhill AFB,Zimbabwe in 1983/84,there was an airworthy PP based there at the time,it flew at least once whilst I was there,I think this photo was taken by an Air Force Photog out of the rear ramp/doors of a Casa 212 🙂

Just out of general interest – on the same sortie he took this pic of one of our 2 Sqn Hawk T60’s flying formation with a locally converted Genet (SF260) fitted with a turboprop engine – I believe it could exceed its VNE in the climb 🙂

https://www.aviation-bookshop.com/shop/percival-p-56-provost-basic-trai…

If I’m allowed to plug a privately published (by David Lawrence in 2020 and 2023) heavyweight tome in two volumes on all things P.56 Provost as it may be of interest to some.

That adds a whole new meaning to  “gate guardian”!

”Holy 20 Year Old thread resurrection , Batman !”

Here is a Provost which has apparently been lucking in Cheras ,Malaysia.
https://says.com/my/fun/nostalgic-cheras-house-with-a-gigantic-plane-go…

The Omaka aircraft is WV666. It had an accident in the UK a few years before export.
Ended up going through a hedge and coming to rest next to a pub.

Cracking planning 🙂 😉

Hi all, actually 3 in NZ. 2 are flying, one at Masterton and the other at Omaka. The 3rd is under rebuild in Fielding. The Omaka aircraft is owned by House/Subritzky and is ex UK. The Masterton aircraft is also ex UK via Australia and the Feilding aircraft ex Burma.

Scrooge

I think Linton’s gate guard is with Alan House near Reading.

Provosts

Booker Aircraft Museum in Bucks had a Provost on display in the late 80s along with a Vampire T.11 and a Harvard.

Much more recently, Mike Dale (of Jaguar North America) has had a Provost on the northeast-US circuit for several years. Reg is N435WV, painted as WV435 (but iirc is not actually that aircraft). Nice machine and unusual for this region.

S.

Brunty provost is XF844 and is due to be relocated to Japan. Don’t ask why, I’ve no idea!
By the way, if you look carefully at the Brunty provost you’ll notice the undercarriage is on the wrong way round!

When did you see the Kenyan Provost? What condition was it in?

Regards,

Jon.

Saw the Kenyan Provost in March 1986 and it appeared in excellent condition then, newly painted in full camo. and KAF markings.

In about ’78 there was one in the Staravia spares/scrap yard at Ascot, it was compleat & IIRC looked like it could have started-up & flown out. I dont know what happened to it, one of the survivers ?

there is one at Newark air museum too, can’t remember the serial though. plus there used to be one on the gate at RAF Linton on ouse, not sure if it is till there.
Greg

Brunty provost is XF844 and is due to be relocated to Japan. Don’t ask why, I’ve no idea!
By the way, if you look carefully at the Brunty provost you’ll notice the undercarriage is on the wrong way round!

When did you see the Kenyan Provost? What condition was it in?

Regards,

Jon.

anyone know if theres plans to do anythign with this one at Brunty? ident?

I saw what must be the rarest Provost ever, on the gate of the Kenya Air Force Base at Moi Air Base, near Nairobi. It never flew with the KAF but was left by the RAF as an instructional airframe. It was nicely preserved in two-tone brown camouflage and KAF markings, but they are paranoid about security there and refused permission for me to take a photo of it on the gate!!

Took a pic of the one at Flixton yesterday. Will try and remember to post it later.

I’m researching Percival aircraft, especially trying to find out how many are surviving.

I’ve currently got 47 Provosts on my list from around the world, 9 of which are airworthy.

Jon.

There’s one in New Zealand as well.

Completely forgot about Boz Robinson’s Piston Provost, under restoration in Somerset 🙂

There’s a few of the beasts based near Reading with Alan House.
I think he has the original Shuttleworth Collection aircraft as well.

Then of course Kennet Aviation at North Weald have ‘MOOS’ 🙂

There was one at RAF Swinderby in 1978, I don’t know what became of it though.