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Percival Type D3 Gull Six monoplane G-AERD
Object type
Aeroplanes
Object number
1986.0135.0001
Description
Maroon and silver Percival Type D3 Gull Six three seat cabin monoplane. Fitted with a single in-line air cooled 200hp De Havilland Gypsy Six Engine. Marked with the aircraft's registration number "G-AERD" in silver on the fuselage and wings. Aircraft constructor's serial number D65.
Collection name
Neil Jensen collection
Manufacturer
Percival Aircraft Company Limited
Designer
Mr Edgar W. Percival
Gravesend, Kent, England
Place assembled
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Date made
1936 - 1937
Place used
Geneva, Switzerland
Owned and operated from Switzerland from 1937-1977
Place used
Europe
Area of operations from 1937-1977
Place used
England
Area of operations from 1977-1983
Date of event
/01/1937
First sold to Miss Ariane Defaux in Geneva and registered as HB-OFU.
Date of event
/06/1942
Involved in an accident in 1942 and not flown again until 1946 when it was repaired.
Associated period
1946 - 1977
Swiss owners recorded during this period include Alfredo Habib and J Augsberger
Date of event
1977
Returned to England to aircraft restorer Cliff Lovell. Entered on the British Register G-AERD
Date of event
30/05/1981
Badly damaged at Thruxton, Hampshire
Date of event
1983
Repaired and returned to the air in March 1983, and was acquired by Neil Jensen in Redhill shortly afterwards
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Metal - non specific, Paint - non specific, Rubber, Plastic - non specific
Dimensions
Length: 7540mm
Width: 11000mm
Height: 2250mm
Weight: 531kg