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    Airframe Family: Percival P-28/P-29/P-30/P-31/P-34/P-46 Proctor
    Latest Model:Proctor 5
    Construction Number:AE.129
    Last Civil Registration:G-AKIU
    Latest Owner or Location:Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport / Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1947

    Constructed as a Proctor 5.

    1948

    To Rolls Royce Hucknall with new c/r G-AKIU.

    20 February 1962

    To Peter Bayliss keeping c/r G-AKIU.

    9 May 1962

    To Matthew Deen keeping c/r G-AKIU.

    10 September 1965

    Permanently withdrawn from use.

    From 1965 to 1998

    Stored at various locations in Kent, Essex and Leicestershire.

    From 30 March 1989 to 30 March 1989

    To James Nicholas Sharman keeping c/r G-AKIU.

    From 29 December 1995 to 29 December 1995

    To George Reddish keeping c/r G-AKIU.

    Circa 4 January 1999

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-AKIU (PROCTOR 5, AE129) issued.

    4 January 1999

    To Air Atlantique keeping c/r G-AKIU.

    4 January 1999

    To Air Atlantique Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport West, Baginton, Coventry keeping c/r G-AKIU.

    Based at Air Atlantique Classic Flight, Coventry Baginton Airport, West Midlands, Warwickshire/Warks, England.
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    2 November 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Airbase Museum, Coventry Airport

    Restoration completed.
    The work was completed by Hornet Aviation and Air Atlantique. The airframe was finished in the colours of the British Civil Air Attache.

    28 September 2012

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Made its first flight in over 45 years.

    Operated by Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    28 August 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    3 September 2021


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: At the LAA Rally at Sywell
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     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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