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    Airframe Family: Percival P-28/P-29/P-30/P-31/P-34/P-46 Proctor
    Latest Model:Proctor I
    Last Military Serial:P6245 RAF
    Construction Number:K.279
    Last Civil Registration:VH-FEP
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of Australia Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Proctor I by Hillson at Trafford Park, Manchester.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n P6245.

    From 29 May 1946 to 22 June 1948

    To George Lewis (Aero Medical Service), Goldfields Airways, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia with c/r G-AHTN (PROCTOR 1, K279).

    Circa February 1947


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, following its eventful delivery flight from the UK - which included technical issues in Cairo and a crash in Rangoon

    Following its ferry flight from England, Lewis found the aircraft to be in such poor condition that he commenced his own complete rebuild at Kalgoorlie which took five years, including installing a new set of mainplanes shipped out from England.

    20 May 1954

    To Bill Dermody, Shackleton WA, with c/r VH-BLC.

    By 1963

    To Midland Brick Company, Perth, WA.

    7 December 1965

    Civil registration, VH-BLC, cancelled.
    Withdrawn from Use.

    By June 1970

    To Dennis Yewers, Yongarloo FARM, Morawa, WA.

    June 1970


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Grounded Percival Proctor 1 VH-BLC at Dennis Yewers property Yongarloo, Morawa WA in June 1970.The Proctor was taxied around the farm under its own power, the Gipsy Queen fed fuel from a 4 gallon tin lashed to the stub wing.It was considered beyond repair, but this is a good news story - the Prcotor was saved and rebuilt as VH-FEP

    Circa 1972

    To unknown owner.
    Sold as a restoration project.

    Restored.
    A complete re-build to DCA wooden airframe glue adhesion strength standards.

    By 1 March 1980

    To Fred Edmunds, Perth, WA with c/r VH-FEP.

    March 1980


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Heres the same Proctor after a major rebuild to satisfy DCA glued wood joints requirements. Photographed at Jandakot in March 1980, owned by Fred Edmunds, painted white and yellow and re-registered VH-FEP

    24 September 1998

    Civil registration, VH-FEP, cancelled.
    Permenantly withdrawn from use.

    To National Museum of Australia Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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