AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1939

Aircraft hub · 1939 · Second World War

Percival Proctor

Radio trainer and communications hack; the war’s taxi rank. The gazetteer currently lists it at 3 UK museums.

1939
First flight
1,143
Built
160 mph
Top speed
3
Museums
Side profile of the Proctor III, painted as LZ766, a Percival P.34 Proctor III radio trainer built by F. Hills & Sons at Barton in 1944 with a de Havilland Gipsy Queen II engine, flown after the war as G-ALCK, later with the Skyfame museum at Staverton and displayed at IWM Duxford since 1978, painted as it is shown there: Dark Earth and Dark Green camouflage over trainer-yellow undersides, a yellow-ringed Type C1 roundel and ‘LZ766’ in black on the fuselage, Type B roundels above the wings, Type C roundels and large serials under the wings, a fin flash, black ‘W/T’ wireless-trainer boxes on the nose, fin and rudder, dark green wheel spats and a black two-blade propeller with yellow tips; the underside of the port wing is never photographed, so its markings are assumed to match the starboard
Plate 90 · The Hangar

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Percival Proctor in the UK

The gazetteer records 3 Percival Proctor airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 3 UK collections, in 3 regions: East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Hooton Park HangarsChecked 2026-10-08 Ellesmere Port Northern England Percival Proctor IV RM169
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England Percival Proctor III LZ766
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage CentreChecked 2026-10-08 Spilsby Midlands & Lincolnshire Percival Proctor IV (under restoration) NP294 Under restoration

3D model

The Proctor III in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as LZ766, a Percival P.34 Proctor III radio trainer built by F. Hills & Sons at Barton in 1944 with a de Havilland Gipsy Queen II engine, flown after the war as G-ALCK, later with the Skyfame museum at Staverton and displayed at IWM Duxford since 1978, painted as it is shown there: Dark Earth and Dark Green camouflage over trainer-yellow undersides, a yellow-ringed Type C1 roundel and ‘LZ766’ in black on the fuselage, Type B roundels above the wings, Type C roundels and large serials under the wings, a fin flash, black ‘W/T’ wireless-trainer boxes on the nose, fin and rudder, dark green wheel spats and a black two-blade propeller with yellow tips; the underside of the port wing is never photographed, so its markings are assumed to match the starboard. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.1 MB) · Plate 90 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Anson, Avro Lancaster, Bristol Blenheim, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Percival Proctor in brief

TypePercival Proctor
UK museums holding one3
Airframes recorded in this survey3

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Percival Proctor airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 3 Percival Proctor airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Percival Proctor airframes?

Hooton Park Hangars has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.