| P.66 Pembroke | |
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| Privately owned Hunting Percival P.66 Pembroke C.1 takes off in 2008 | |
| Role | Light transport |
| Manufacturer | Percival Aircraft Company |
| First flight | 21 November 1952 |
| Introduction | 1953 |
| Retired | 1988 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Produced | 1953–1958 |
| Number built | 128 |
| Developed from | Percival Prince |
The Percival Pembroke is a British high-wing twin-engined light transport aircraft built by the Percival Aircraft Company, later Hunting Percival.
The Pembroke was a development of the Percival Prince civil transport. It had a longer wing to permit a higher fully laden weight. The prototype flew on 21 November 1952. Production was complete in early 1958.
It entered service with the Royal Air Force as the Percival Pembroke C.1 in 1953 to replace the Avro Anson for light transport duties. As with other RAF transports, the passenger seats are rearward-facing for improved safety.
Six were produced as the Pembroke C(PR).1 photographic reconnaissance aircraft. These saw use by No. 81 Squadron RAF during the Malayan Emergency. The RAF's Pembrokes were modified to extend their lifespan in 1970. The last unit to use them was No. 60 Squadron RAF based at RAF Wildenrath in Germany, these were withdrawn from use in 1988 and were replaced by the Hawker Siddeley Andover.
The Finnish Air Force operated two aircraft for aerial photography between 1956 and 1968, on behalf of the National Land Survey of Finland. One of the aircraft was destroyed when it hit a snow wall during landing in 1965. The other aircraft is currently stored at the Aviation Museum of Central Finland. [1]
Belgium 
Denmark 
Finland 
Germany 
Malawi 
Rhodesia 
Sweden 
Sudan 
United Kingdom 
Zambia 
RM-2/OT-ZAB (BAF82), N51948 (Air America), N66PK, Puyallup/Thun Field, (WA USA), preserved near Taylor's Stateside Liquor Store, Neelyville, Missouri (MO, USA) Unmarked on display at Stateline Liquor Store in Neelyville, Missouri. It displays nose art of a Tequila bottle and the name "Tequila Sunrise".
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1956–57 [20]
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