VH-BCX Percival P.28B Proctor
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(c/n K.305)
Imported in December 1953, this
Proctor was the former G-AHTV and P6271 in the RAF. It
is seen above at
Archerfield, Brisbane in 1967 in this Neville Parnell
photo in a white with dayglo
orange and black trim. This Proctor had been flown
out from England for Arthur Lowe of Julia
Creek, Qld, a veteran outback aviator who owned a number of
aircraft. It was still airworthy
when this shot was taken and was owned, at the time, by Mr. &
Mrs.
E.M. Shersby of Brisbane.
They kept it until July 1974 when it was retired pending a major
overhaul. It then went on to a
series of owners in Queensland as a restoration project until ending up
at Gunnedah, NSW from
where it was sold to Guy Clapshaw of Auckland, New Zealand. Guy
has had subsequently rebuilt
it to
immaculate condition with a Percival Gull style cockpit and it is
currently registered ZK-DPP.