EAW028261 ENGLAND (1950). Percival P-50 Prince 2 G-ALWH in flight over Freshfield Crossways, Horsted Keynes, 1950

Thanks for the details everyone. We’ll update the catalogue with the new location data and post the revised record here in due course.



Yours, Katy

Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader

No surprise to see this aircraft in an Aerofilms image. The Percival Aircraft Co, formed in 1933, was bought by the Huntings in 1944 to become part of their business group. Just as Francis Wills was working with the Board to plan the post-WWII business, so Huntings were looking to diversify. The "Prince" had an air survey role, so we should expect Aerofilms staff to be familiar with the aircraft and to be taking photos of it in flight!

It would appear the aircraft - A Percival P50 Prince 2 - was brand new in March 1950. A brief history of the aircraft by Richard Vandervord here:

www.airliners.net/photo/Decca-Navigator-Co/Percival-P-50-Prince/1426736/M/

Well done Class 31 and thanks for your determination. Our Cataloguers will look into this soon.

Best wishes,

Liz

I am confident in the location of this photo but the other two in the series are still proving elusive! They must be somewhere close, or at least I hope so.

View looking north.

Eureka