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    Airframe Family: Percival H.126
    Latest Model:H.126
    Last Military Serial:XN714 RAF
    Compressed ID:Percival H.126 sn XN714 RAF
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    From Circa 1959 to Circa 1962

    Constructed as a H.126.
    Built for the Royal Aircraft Establishment.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XN714.

    From 8 December 1962 to 10 December 1962

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Bedford.
    Despatched by road from Huntings at Luton some 30 miles to RAE Bedford for ground development work and flight trials.

    26 March 1963

    First flight.
    Improved weather permitted the first flight.

    19 June 1965

    Demonstrated at the Paris Salon at Le Bourget airfield.

    9 November 1967

    Last flight.
    Last recorded flight. Lack of finance and an increase in pure jet lift projects had ended the jet flap research programme.

    3 April 1969

    Transported by air.
    Delivered to Moffet Field, CA, on board Short Belfast XR366.

    To NASA-Ames Flight Research Center, Moffett NAS, CA.

    14 May 1970

    Transported by ship.
    Aircraft arrived back at home at on-Spalding Moor from NASA.
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    Circa June 1972

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    30 April 1974

    Placed on display with Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
    Moved from RAE Bedford to Cosford.
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    7 September 1975


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At RAF Cosford Museum

    28 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo of this one-off experimental Aircraft at RAF Museum Cosford

    30 March 2016


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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