Aircraft Photo of G-AOLK | Percival P.40 Prentice T1 | Alan Hilton Smith - AHS

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-AOLK
Aircraft Original Type:	Percival P.40 Prentice
Aircraft Generic Type:	Percival P.40 Prentice
Aircraft Version:	Percival P.40 Prentice T1
C/n (msn):	PAC/225
Operator Titles:	Alan Hilton Smith - AHS

Location
City / Airport:	SouthendMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	January 1976
Photo by:	Richard Vandervord
Photo ID:	20325

Photo Comment
This 1949 aircraft, formerly VS618, was one of the 252 RAF-surplus Prentices bought up by Freddie Laker and ferried to his company ATEL at Southend and Stansted for conversion as 5-seater GA tourers. Despite a price tag of just £1500, only 28 were civilianised and the rest were scrapped. Since 1964 this one was owned by Alan Hilton Smith (AHS). Seen here on a winter's day being readied for flight with a departing Luftwaffe Transall incongrously framed by the mortal remains of ex-Merpati Vanguard G-BAMX This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2017, and has since been viewed 372 times.

Photo Comment

This 1949 aircraft, formerly VS618, was one of the 252 RAF-surplus Prentices bought up by Freddie Laker and ferried to his company ATEL at Southend and Stansted for conversion as 5-seater GA tourers. Despite a price tag of just £1500, only 28 were civilianised and the rest were scrapped. Since 1964 this one was owned by Alan Hilton Smith (AHS). Seen here on a winter's day being readied for flight with a departing Luftwaffe Transall incongrously framed by the mortal remains of ex-Merpati Vanguard G-BAMX

It was added on 20 November 2017, and has since been viewed 372 times.

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