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HUNTING-PERCIVAL AIRCRAFT LTD. |
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The Percival light aircraft manufacturing company became
part of the Canadian-owned Hunting Group in 1954. Production
was undertaken of the Percival P.56 Provost trainer
for the RAF and several overseas forces. A turbine-powered
derivative, the P.84 Jet Provost, flew shortly after the
merger and was delivered to the RAF subsequently as its
standard basic jet trainer. This eventually continued in production
in much-modified form as the BAC Strikemaster.
The Percival P.50 Prince twin-engined light transport was
manufactured for civilian operators, as the Pembroke C.1
for the RAF, Swedish Air Force, Luftwaffe, and several other
air arms, and as the Sea Prince for the Fleet Air Arm. An
executive President variant was manufactured in small
numbers after the company became
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