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	De Havilland Mosquito - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original Mosquito design dated from 1938 but it was not until March 1940 that there was sufficient interest in the aircraft for construction to commence.
		The first to fly was the bomber prototype W4050 on November 25, 1940 followed by the night fighter model on May 15, 1941 and the photo-reconnaissance model on June 10, 1941.
		Mosquitos were also built by Airspeed Ltd, Percival Aircraft Company and Standard Motors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito (1677 words)

	Star-Telegram.Com \| News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Percival said most of his employees stand about 4-feet-6-inches tall and weigh between 100 and 110 pounds.
		The company is having a difficult time finding applicants who want to do the grueling work.
		The company, which competes with about seven to eight companies like it, reported revenues of about $1.2 million last year.
	www.shortsupport.org /News/0074.html (701 words)

	The Pioneers : An Anthology : Edgar Wikner Percival (1897 - 1984)
		Percival's aircraft were noted for their graceful lines and outstanding performance.
		Some of these aircraft took their first flight at Gravesend and the most famous were those from the works of Captain Edgar Percival who built his aircraft in a hanger on the airport.
		Percivals were flown by many prominent private pilots; there are photos of the famous aircraft used by Beryl Markham and Alex Henshaw, and two of author Neville Shute Norway taking delivery of a Proctor.
	www.ctie.monash.edu.au /hargrave/percival.html (1643 words)

	New Zealand Serials - RNZAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk 1, 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The aircraft stalled during a cross wind landing approach to the airstrip and plunged into the lake.
		The company was to have been a freight airline but folded quickly after the death of owner Jack Gould in a Tiger Moth accident on 24 December 1947.
		The aircraft was attempting to fly under cloud in bad weather on a night flying exercise when it flew into the ground.
	www.adf-serials.com /nz-serials/nz250.shtml (11321 words)

	Airspeed Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Airspeed AS10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during World War II.
		The Oxford was based on Airspeed's commercial 8-seater Envoy III, seven of which had been modified for the South African Air Force as the "Convertible Envoy", equipped with a single machine-gun in a hand-operated Armstrong Whitworth dorsal turret for training air-gunners.
		Demand for the Oxford resulted in 8,751 being built by Airspeed as well as de Havilland, Percival Aircraft Company and Standard Motors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Airspeed_Oxford (500 words)

	De Havilland Mosquito -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was a twin engine aircraft with the pilot and (In earlier times, a person who explored by ship) navigator sitting side-by-side.
		The first operational ((military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)) sortie by a Mosquito was made by a PR Mk I on September 20, 1941.
		The RAF's target tug version was the TT Mk 35 which were in fact the last aircraft to remain in operational service, finally being retired in (additional info and facts about 1956) 1956.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/de_havilland_mosquito.htm (1711 words)

	Percival - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Percival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Manessier's continuation of Chrétien's poem, in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival (which inspired Wagner's opera), and in the Didot Perceval he achieves the Grail quest, while in another prose romance, Perlesvaus, he delivers the Grail Castle from a hostile king.
		Percival Delaney, let us say, yes, let us say Percival Delaney, was not unknown at Oxford once upon a time--not for scholarship, I am frank to admit; but the gay young dogs of that day, if any be yet alive, would remember him--"
		For instance he did not know that Del Mar's real name was Percival Grunsky, and that at grammar school he had been called "Brownie" by the girls and "Blackie" by the boys.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Percival (338 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Formed in 1934 by Mr R.B.C. Noorduyn as a successor to Noorduyn Aircraft Limited, which was formed in 1933.
		A subsidiary of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Co., Ltd. from 1935, having formerly been a member of the Siddeley group.
		Produced such notable aircraft as the Lancaster, the York and the Anson.".
	www.w3.org /2001/sw/Europe/reports/thes/1.0/migrate/eh/eh_aircraft_extract.rdf.n3 (3487 words)

	London Luton Airport :: Airport History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A specialist airport management company, TBI plc, became the majority shareholder in London Luton Airport Operations Ltd in March 2001 when they increased their shareholding by buying shares from Barclays Private Equity and Barclays UK Infrastructure Fund.
		It was also an important manufacturing site at which the Percival Aircraft Company designed and built a series of aircraft for both civil and military use - including the famous Mosquito fighter bomber - "The Wooden Wonder", which was built under licence from the De Havilland Aircraft Company.
		Another key event in 1986 was the Airports Act that required local authority owners of airports to establish their airports as companies with a Board to manage the business.
	www.london-luton.co.uk /en/content.asp?area=4&id=117 (1703 words)

	Silver-wings.co.uk:Hunting Percival Jet Provost T4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Hunting Percival aircraft company responded to this requirement with a jet conversion of the piston engined Provost trainer.
		The Jet Provost, as the new aircraft was named first flew in 1954 becoming the worlds first basic jet trainer, and began RAF service at No 2 FTS in 1955.
		The T5 was in turn developed into the BAC Strikemaster which was exported widely as a low cost strike and training aircraft with four hardpoints under the wings and the ability to carry a wide range of weapons.
	freespace.virgin.net /pbratt.home/Hunting%20Percival%20Jet%20Provost%20T4.htm (446 words)

	Percival Q.6 Petrel aircraft profile. Aircraft Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Percival Q6 was the largest of a series of low-wing monoplanes manufactured by Percival Aircraft Ltd., all of which had enhanced the company's reputation.
		A total of 4 Percival Q.6 were added to the inventory of the Fleet Air Arm, including one ex RAF aircraft and the others being impressed from September 1939 onwards.
		The aircraft AX860 was delivered to 860 squadron in December 1940 to 781 squadron.
	www.fleetairarmarchive.net /Aircraft/PercivalQ6.htm (206 words)

	Sun 'N Fun
		Percival Elliot Fansler, son of Newton Olliver and Ella Serena Miner Fansler, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on January 12, 1880.
		Percival E. Fansler, Purdue engineer and speed enthusiast, got the idea from this flight to start an airline from one city to another.
		At the time, the Air Force was attempting to transport fighter aircraft via truck to isolated locations and to have them make rocket assisted takeoffs from the back of a truck.
	www.sun-n-fun.org /content/interior.asp?section=museum&body=displays/fahs03 (2637 words)

	New England Air Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A group of New Haven businessmen in 1913 incorporated the Connecticut Aircraft Company to design and manufacture aircraft, specifically dirigibles.
		With America’s entrance into World War I, Connecticut Aircraft Company suddenly found itself fully occupied, building 21 balloons and two “B” class dirigibles for the Navy and about 100 kite balloons for the Army.
		Lake experimented with jet propulsion in aircraft from 1909 to 1918.
	www.neam.org /avindct2.htm (826 words)

	Piston Aircraft of Yesteryear. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This early Bristol Aeroplane company photograph shows the aircrafts original round portholes which were an early recognition feature of this particular aircraft,it appears that although the aircraft never had the dorsal fin fitted the portholes must have been modified at some later date,note also the mudguards fitted to the wheels.
		Cierva commissioned the Comper Aircraft company to produce this sporting single seater autogyro at Hooton Park in 1932,fitted with a 85 hp Pobjoy R radial it was flown by Flt Lt Nicholas Comper for demonstrations at Heston and Hanworth on 27.4.33,it did not last long after this however as it was written off in 12.33.
		The aircraft was a regular visitor to the Royal Show in Warwickshire and landed at Baginton for its stay.,sadly the aircraft is no more as it was involved in a tragic fatal accident when a seat buckle became entangled in the flying controls during an airshow display at Audley End.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /barry.clay1/id32.htm (1960 words)

	Percival H. Spencer
		Percival Hopkins Spencer was the third child of then 63 year old inventor genius Christopher Miner Spencer.
		In 1925, he formed and was president of the New England Aircraft Corporation, in Hartford, CT., which was recognized as New England's largest aero sales and service organization, and was the first to obtain a WACO airplane franchise, starting with the famous WACO Nine.
		Chuck Y. Herbst in 1965, and as a team designed the Trident Amphibian which was sold to Trident Aircraft Company, Vancouver, B.C. The name of this aircraft of outstanding performance was changed to Trigull by the owners.
	www.seabee.info /spencer.htm (3910 words)

	Luton Airport Parking - History of Luton Airport
		TBI was originally a South Wales property company and moved into buying and operating regional airports by purchasing Cardiff in 1995.
		After the war the Percival Aircraft Company moved to Luton and manufactured both military and civilian aircraft.
		Unfortunately, the dependency on Clarksons was also the airports undoing and when the company went into liquidation Luton airport suffered accordingly.
	www.flypark.co.uk /history-luton-airport.html (522 words)

	Percival Mew Gull
		These drawings were the work of the late James Hays Stevens,they appeared in 'Air Stories' magazine in 1936 and were the same drawings used to make the 'Skybirds' metal replica in 1=72nd scale.
		Mr Stevens was the designer for the Skybirds organisation started by a person called Halliday who produced sets of pre-shaped wooden parts beautifully presented in strung boxes,the company became famous for its string of clubs that were scattered throughout the British Isles.
		Pattern for the Marsh Models Percival Mew Gull,note the beautifully finished metal fittings to supplement the resin finished parts,thanks to John Marsh for the picture release.
	wonwinglo.scale-models.net /id30.htm (220 words)

	Australian National Aviation Museum - Percival Proctor 1
		A brilliant aircraft designed and pilot, Edgar Percival was born in Albury, New South Wales in 1898.
		Following service with the Royal Flying Corp during World War 1, Percival operated his own charter company in Australia before returning to England where he was appointed as an Air Ministry test pilot.
		Views expressed on these pages may not be those of the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group or its servants.
	www.aarg.com.au /Proctor.htm (263 words)

	London Luton airport parking — Purple Parking
		Following the 1986 Airports Act Luton International Airport became a limited company and in 1990 the airport was renamed London Luton Airport.
		Following a period of decline after Ryanair moved most of their business to Stansted Airport in 1991, large investment was made between 1992 and 1996 resulting in a new air traffic control tower, new cargo centre, the extension and refurbishment of the passenger terminal and the installation of a new landing system.
		In addition, the parallel taxiway was extended, six new aircraft stands were constructed, and one of the other taxiways was widened and strengthened.
	www.purpleparking.com /info-LTN.htm (769 words)

	Percival Aircraft.
		G-AEKL Percival Mew Gull which Charles Gardner won the 1937 Kings Cup air race,colours are red with gold trim.
		The extensive amount of conversion work is evident here,there appearing to be very little left of the original airframe with a cut down rear decking and what look like new gull wings.
		Percival Prentice E-390 on display at a museum in Argentina.
	wonwinglo.scale-models.net /id34.htm (176 words)

	ipedia.com: De Havilland Mosquito Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The de Havilland Mosquito was a military aircraft that excelled in a number of roles during World War II.
		Unorthodox in design, it utilised a wooden structure when such construction was considered outdated and was powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.
		The Mosquito was conceived as a fast day bomber that could outrun all contemporary fighters and hence dispensed with defensive armament, however, due to its speed and agility, it was also used as a fighter.
	www.ipedia.com /de_havilland_mosquito.html (1027 words)

	De Havilland Mosquito - British fighter-bomber
		De Havilland Aircraft Company planned the Mosquito in 1938 as a high-speed unarmed daylight bomber, with the advantage of all-wood construction (at a time when Britain was suffering from a severe shortage of strategic materials).
		The prototype - built secretly at Salisbury Hall by a team which grew from 12 members in January 1940 to 30 in the summer of that year - was first flown on 25 November.
		Some aircraft were subsequently fitted with bulged bays for a 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) bomb.
	www.compass.dircon.co.uk /Mosquito.htm (732 words)

	Combat Flight Center, The Internet's Best Resource for Combat Flight Simulator! - downloads
		This aircraft is now painted in the livery of VMF-312, circa 1944, and is based at Lancaster Airport near Dalla, Texas and is affiliated with the CAF’s Dallas/Fort Worth wing.
		Although this aircraft was made for Fs2002 it performs very well in Fs2004 with a minor change in the aircraft.cfg.
		The Focke Wulf Ta 152C aircraft were the ultimate development of the Fw 190 series of aircraft which were redesignated in honor of their designer Kurt Tank.
	www.combatfs.com /index.php?FileType=fs2k4&T=1&loc=downloads&page=downloads&Category=aircraft (4664 words)

	Luton Airport History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was also an important manufacturing site at which the Percival Aircraft Company designed and built a series of aircraft for both civil and military use.
		Development of the civil use of the airport resumed after the war and in 1952 a new control tower was opened.
		In 1987 Luton International Airport became a Limited Company with Luton Borough Council as sole shareholder.
	www.luton-airport-parking-uk.co.uk /luton-history (700 words)

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		The possibility of building a jet-powered version of the Provost began to interest the Percival factory and a model of such an aircraft was shown at the 1952 SBAC Display.
		With a self imposed target of retaining 70 percent of the Provost's structure, the Percival designers found that modifications of the fuselage to accept a small turbojet engine would be relatively simple.
		The rough grey coating on the wing of the aircraft was applied in order to break up the smooth airflow and give an early indication of the onset of a stall.
	www.btinternet.com /%7Erick.piper/page_16.htm (1024 words)

	1/72 Tashigrushka Percival by Petr Kacal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Percival “Proctor“ Mk.IV is injection model kit in 1/72 scale first issued by Great Britain Frog company in 1963 year.
		Later it have been re-issued by Novo company.
		Real “Proctor” Mk.IV (MX 451) served as transport and liasion aircraft in No.510 (transport) Squadron R.A.F. at Great Britain on June 1944 year.
	www.aircraftresourcecenter.com /Gal3/2901-3000/Gal2924_Proctor_Kacal/gal2924.htm (81 words)

	London Luton Airport
		With the recent prosperity of budget airline's Luton has flourished by supporting flights from companies such as Thomson Fly and FlyBE.
		The booking companies Opodo, Ebookers and Expedia enlist many UK hotels which mean that you have very wide choice.
		During the war the airport played a crucial part housing 264 Fighter Squadron and also included the Percival Aircraft Company who designed and built aircraft for military as well as civil use.
	www.airport-maps.co.uk /London/Luton (830 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was amazing to read of Batten's history on a wall plaque as she's completely unmentioned in our American versions of aviation history.
		The Percival Aircraft Company was later known as the Hunting Group and beginning in 1953 produced 330 T.Mk.1 trainers for the RAF.
		Hunter was purchased by British Aircraft Corp. in 1960 and closed down in 1965.
	www.geocities.com /kencalman/GA_text6.html (403 words)

	List of aircraft manufacturers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order).
		The years of operation are given in parenthesis.
		See also: aircraft, lists of companies, list of aircraft engine manufacturers
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_aircraft_manufacturers.html (76 words)

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