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    Airframe Family: Percival EP9 Prospector
    Latest Model:E.P.9 Edgar Percival
    Construction Number:28
    Last Civil Registration:VH-EPN
    Latest Owner or Location:Todd Miller, Derrinallum, VIC

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as an E.P.9.

    From 23 May 1957 to 11 September 1957

    To Edgar Percival Ltd, Stapleford Aierodrome, Romford, Essex with new c/r G-APBR.

    From 11 September 1957 to 22 October 1957

    To Wright Stephenson Ltd, London keeping c/r G-APBR.

    Circa 1957

    To Super Spread with new c/r VH-SSV.

    September 1962


    Photographer: Ed Coates Collection
    Notes: A nice shot of the EP-9 VH-SSV in its original Super Spread livery of medium and pale green, red and dayglo orange, taken by Richard Hourigan at Moorabbin in September 1962

    September 1962

    To Doggett Aviation of Perth with new c/r VH-DAI.

    1 January 1964


    Photographer: Ed Coates Collection
    Notes: The EP-9 was designed by Australian-born Edgar Percival as a general utility aircraft. It was well suited to the crop dusting/spraying role. Super Spread sold VH-SSV to Doggett Aviation of Perth in 1962, and they had it re-registered into their block as VH-DAI. Alistair Coutts took the above shot of it in its original Doggett livery at York, WA on New Years Day 1964.

    18 April 1965


    Photographer: Neil Follett
    Notes: Edgar Percival EP-9 VH-DAI at Jandakot April 1965 shows the attractive Doggett paint scheme at that time.The lower door to the loader drivers seat and hopper can be clearly seen.

    1983


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1983 photo at Albury, NSW

    21 July 1998

    To Todd Austin Miller, Derrinallum, VIC with new c/r VH-EPN.

    21 July 1998

    To Todd Miller, Vic Aust keeping c/r VH-EPN.

    16 February 2006

    To Todd Miller, Derrinallum, VIC keeping c/r VH-EPN.
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     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Ed Coates Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection by Ed Coates
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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