Valom 1/72 Percival Prince Mk.3 (RAAF) kit 72159

The Percival Prince is a British light transport of the early postwar period. It was a twin-engine, high-wing, cantilever monoplane of all-metal stressed-skin construction; the undercarriage was of retractable, tricycle type.

The design of the Prince continued from the solitary Merganser. Further development of the type led to the Survey Prince survey aircraft and the Sea Prince. An improved version of the Prince 3 with an increased wingspan and engine and undercarriage modifications was developed for the Royal Air Force as the Percival Pembroke.

The Prince was produced in six versions for the civil market. Several examples were operated as executive aircraft including Standard Motors and Shell Oil. Three aircraft were used by the UK Ministry of Civil Aviation as airport facilities checking aircraft.

The Sea Prince operated in two roles: in T.Mk.1 form it served as a navigation and anti-submarine trainer; the C.Mks. 1 and 2 were flown in the transport role. However, these were land planes and not COD (carrier on board delivery) aircraft. Sea Princes operated in both roles from 1954 to 1972 and as a navigation trainer until 1978, when it was replaced by the Handley Page Jetstream

Surviving aircraft

• P50/46 – Prince 6E on display with the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group in Liverpool, Merseyside.
• WP313 – Sea Prince T.1 in storage at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton, Somerset.
• WF128 – Sea Prince T.1 on display at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum in Flixton, Suffolk.
• WP309 – Sea Prince T.1 on display at the Solway Aviation Museum in Irthington, Cumbria.
• WP308 – Sea Prince T.1 on display at the Gatwick Aviation Museum in Charlwood, Surrey.
• WF122 – Sea Prince T.1 under restoration with the Ulster Aviation Society in Lisburn, Antrim. It was formerly on display at Aeroventure and operated by 750 Naval Air Squadron.
• WP321 – Sea Prince T.1 on display at the South Wales Aviation Museum in St Athan, Glamorgan.

This 1/72 scale Valom Percival Prince Mk.3 (RAAF)  is nicely pre3sented kit with detailed parts and markings.

Additional items are required to complete kit as illustrated