A Percival P.40 Prentice T.1 of No. 16 Reserve Flying School based at Derby (Burnaston) Airport in service in May 1953
Role
Military trainer aircraft
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Percival Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
First flight
31 March 1946
Introduction
November 1947
Retired
1953
Primary users
Royal Air Force Argentine Air Force Indian Air Force private pilot owners after disposal by the RAF
Produced
1947–1949
Number built
526
The Percival Prentice was a basic trainer of the Royal Air Force in the early postwar period. It was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Front seating was in a side-by-side configuration with a rear seat provided.
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