Captain Bombay
Further to my previous post, I have attached a b/w thumbnail of N-E in 1957.
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On another note, you thought that N-E had been repainted in Omani colours in Australia. Not so. It featured in Classic Fighters @ Omaka and ‘Wings Over Wairarapa’ photo galleries (2003/2005) in N-E colours and SGN stencilled on the fin along with ZK-JOT. The latter Provost is another story of a lost aircraft (G-BTDH – WV 666) rising from a crash landing near Lasham airfield UK in March 1998, to be rebuilt in the USA (N2416R) and still flown? in NZ.
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Some of what follows has been given in previous posts. The following data has been compiled from various RAF Log Cards, AM Form 78; CAA UK, CASA Australia and the CAA New Zealand web sites plus the latest For Sale adverts. I believe this provides you with the closest thing to November Echo’s history that you will come across. Unless of course that someone out there knows different? I will stand honourably corrected. Please note that the aircraft never made it to be a gate guardian, thanks to the persistence of Mike Crymble.
PROVOST P56 T1 PAC/F/226 WW 397
CONTR: PERCIVAL LUTON, CONTR No: 7115 TYPE OF ENGINE: LEONIDES 12600
Mov’t
Date LOCATION Hours Remarks.
17.09.1954 Luton Aw Collection, Cttrs Lttr
21.09.1954 12 MU RAF Kirkbride 0.50
01.10.1954 3 FTS RAF Feltwell 4.00 Flight Code: N-E
13.06.1958 27 MU RAF Shawbury 1398.00
18.10.1959 RAF Linton on Ouse 1400.20 Flight Code (B)
15.02.1960 Flying Accident Cat 3Rep 1538:45
16.02.1960 66 MU/Repair on Site. 1538:45 Stbd mainplane replaced
17.03.1960 1 FTS RAF Linton-on-Ouse 1539.30 Flight Code (B)
25.05.1961 27 MU RAF Shawbury 2175.45
17.10.1966 CFS RAF Little Rissington 2258.55
26.10.1966 27 MU RAF Shawbury 2267.25
17.04.1967 CFS RAF Little Rissington
13.07.1967 RAF Acklington 2283.40 On Loan
18.07.1967 27 MU RAF Shawbury 2286.55 Return To Unit
11.09.1967 CFS RAF Little Rissington 2291.45
02.10.1967 27 MU RAF Shawbury 2306.10 Central Air Traffic Control School
07.10.1968 CFS RAF Little Rissington 2325.10
22.10.1968 27 MU RAF Shawbury 2437.40
30.10.1969 No1 SoTT – RAF Halton 2439.10 Cat 5(Ground Instructional) 8060M
15.06.1970 No1 SoTT – RAF Halton 2444.50 Last Flight in the Royal Air Force
17.06.1979 RAF Lyneham 2444.50 Transferred for Gate Guardian Duties
26.08.1982 CAA UK 2444.50 Initial Registration:- G-BKHP
28.05.1983 RAF Lyneham 2444.50 Post Restoration First Flight
12.11.1993 CAA UK De-Reg 2618 Transferred to Austrailia
??.??.?? CASA Australia Initial Registration:- VH-OIL
07.08.2002 CASA Australia De-Reg 2720 Exported to New Zealand
05.11.2002 CAA New Zealand 2720 Initial Registration:- ZK-SNG
18.02.2003 CAA New Zealand Change of Owner:- ZK-SNG
April 2008 2820 Last flight at Masterton NZ
25-03-2010 CAA New Zealand Change of Owner:-ZK-SNG
15-04-2011 CAA New Zealand 2820 Change of Owner:-ZK-SNG
08-06-2011 CAA New Zealand Change of Registration:-ZK-PPP
When Mr Crymble comes a calling, please pass on my regards.
Well I have probably overstayed my welcome. Look after my baby.
Rgds
BF
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