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Does anyone know how many Percival Prentice's are there flying in the US? I am told told one, anyone have the right answer?

Thanks!

Saw this one at Camarillo in 1999, and it's apparently still there. Looks like it hasn't flown for a while?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1106619/L/

I've only ever heard of one in the US at all, and that was in the scheme as shown in Tredigraph's link. It was airworthy when I was working for Warbirds Worldwide - say late 1990s.

A quick flex of the FAA database might take you further.

A certain person who posts as FL200 on the Key Publishing (Flypast) forum was compiling a listing of surviving Percivals. Perhaps worth asking him.

HTH

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I think you will find that the American Aeronautical Foundation is involved with Mike O'Leary/ Challenge Publications. Their B-25 is regd. to the same group. Give them a call to see what's up with the a/c.

T J

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I have just been in contact with Jon Corley who is the Classic Flight's Chief pilot , who flies 'our ' Prentice for pleasure flights and who is a self confessed Percival fan !
He gave me this reply in response to your queries-
''Prentice in US is being maintained back to an airworthy status, new coat of paint (proper colours), clear windows (not tinted!) then will probably be sold. I am in contact with them on a daily basis helping them out.''

If you want any more info on the aircraft or Percivals as a whole feel free to contact him at jcorley@classicflight.com.

Cheers, Alan
Ps there was another thread about the aircraft here.
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... t=prentice

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FAA listing of registered Percival aircraft: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... dfind.y=10