Hunting Aircraft suunnitteli Pembroken vuonna 1952.
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Ylätaso
Kärkiväli: 19,4 m
Pituus: 13,8 m
Korkeus: 4,4 m
Tyhjäpaino: 4160 kg
Moottorit: 2 x Alvis Leonides 127 9-sylinterinen ahdettu tähtimoottori, 540 Hv
Huippunopeus 360 km/h
Käyttö Suomessa
Suomen ilmavoimat operoi Maanmittaushallituksen ostamaa kahta Pembrokea 1956-1968. Koneet suorittivat ilmakuvausta kesäisin.
Toinen koneista, tunnus PR-1, tuhoutui lumivalliin törmäyksessä 1965.
Toinen Pembroke, PR-2, on nykyään Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseossa varastoituna.
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The Percival Pembroke was 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.
Operational history.
Percival Pembroke C.1 of Bomber Command Communications Squadron at Blackbushe Airport Hampshire in September 1956.
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 The last unit to use them was No. 60 Squadron RAF based at RAF Wildenrath in Germany, these were withdrawn from use in 1988 and were replaced by the Hawker Siddeley Andover.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 to 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.
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