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    Airframe Family: Percival P-50 Prince / P-54 Survey Prince / P-57 Sea Prince
    Latest Model:Sea Prince T.1
    Last Military Serial:WM735 RN
    Construction Number:P57/49
    Last Civil Registration:G-RACA
    Compressed ID:Percival Sea Prince T.1 sn WM735 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Red Hill Farm, Red Hill, Alcester, Warwickshire, Alcester, Warwickshire / Warks, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a Sea Prince T.1.

    From 25 March 1953 to 16 September 1980

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WM735.

    By December 1976

    Transferred to 750 Squadron, RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.
    Operated with markings: CU-578

    From 2 September 1980 to 30 March 1989

    To Atlantic and Caribbean Aviation Limited with new c/r G-RACA.

    October 1988


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: At Staverton

    30 March 1989

    To David Arthur Cotton, Redditch keeping c/r G-RACA.

    28 November 1995

    Civil registration, G-RACA, cancelled.

    To RAF Long Marston, Long Marston, Warwickshire/Warks, England.
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    26 February 2013


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: 750 Sqn RN used this Sea Prince T.1, WM735/ CU571 as a Navigation trainer, but it looked like this for a while at Long Marston. Regd G-RACA, the fuselage survives at Alcester

    20 August 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Derelict and heavy with graffitti at Long Marston

    To Red Hill Farm, Red Hill, Alcester, Warwickshire, Alcester, Warwickshire/Warks, England.
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