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Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:41 am

Was serching though planes on ebay and found this old girl pretty neat and its close to where I live bout a 30 min drive and I never even knew about it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1954-Per ... 500wt_1182

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sat Apr 20, 2013 1:07 pm

Having it may be 'Da Bomb' but it's just a light twin liason/trainer, But 'If'n Itz gawt tew moters it mus be a bawmber' :?

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sat Apr 20, 2013 1:18 pm

The Inspector wrote:Having it may be 'Da Bomb' but it's just a light twin liason/trainer, But 'If'n Itz gawt tew moters it mus be a bawmber' :?



True, but bring it home and one's alimony payments would be exactly the same--whether bomber or trainer. pop2

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sat Apr 20, 2013 2:17 pm

Is it worth the $6500 for it?

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:49 pm

Ex-Belgian Air force. Has been for sale a few times :)

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:44 am

David -its all a bit subjective! If you can find a use for it I guess its is worth it! A number (probably eight) were brought to the U.S in the 1970's for onward sale . Undoubtedly some of them were lost smuggling drugs so they are not exactly a common aircraft now!

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:34 pm

With the QEC's and the wheels and cowlings gone, not worth much except as a papeweight. You could probably find a complete one and have it shipped over and come out way ahead.

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:46 pm

There are other examples in the U.S dying at various airfields. The ex RAF examples are usually a bit more interesting as they tended to get about a bit more than the BAF examples!

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:21 pm

That's not a bomber...I believe they were meaning it's a Bummer!

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:15 pm

Hmnnnn. I kind of like the plane. The profile of the fuselage looks a lot like a Lodestar.

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:16 pm

carlisle1926 wrote:Hmnnnn. I kind of like the plane. The profile of the fuselage looks a lot like a Lodestar.





The problem with ebay is that you never know when the auctioneer starts laughing...



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Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:03 pm

carlisle1926 wrote:Hmnnnn. I kind of like the plane. The profile of the fuselage looks a lot like a Lodestar.

Go for it!

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:12 pm

I could have bought a ferryable one about 20 years ago for $3500 and passed even though I had the money in my pocket. It would just have hastened my introduction to a small fortune in the airplane business.

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:56 am

So that's the ex-Thun Field, Puyallup (WA) one - good, as I thought that had been scrapped. I didn't manage to fit that one in during my tour of the Pacific Northwest in 2000, so wherever it ends up, I hope the location will become known asap and I will get the chance to go and photograph it.

Roger (from that Pembroke's former home country)

Re: Percival Pembroke Bomber on ebay.

Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:10 am

Turns out the guy who owns it is a friend of a friend so Ill ask once he sells it where its going to be moved to.
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