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Percival Collection

"Percival: A Journey Through Time and Achievements" Step into the world of Percival, a name that echoes through history with tales of bravery, artistry, and innovation

Background imagePercival Collection: Le chevalier aux fleurs (The Knight of the Flowers), 1894

Le chevalier aux fleurs (The Knight of the Flowers), 1894. Found in the Collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imagePercival Collection: The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival

The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival
BIR68247 The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors and Sir Percival, from the series The Quest for the Holy Grail, 1895-96 (wool, silk)

Background imagePercival Collection: British Boxer Freddie Mills - signed postcard from 1941

British Boxer Freddie Mills - signed postcard from 1941
Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Proctor 5 after being converted

Percival Proctor 5 after being converted to look like a Junkers Ju87 for the film Battle of Britain

Background imagePercival Collection: Markham / Percival Gull

Markham / Percival Gull
Beryl Markham, English pioneer aviator, and her Percival Gull: she was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from London to North America

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival E3H Mew Gull, G-AFa, at Hatfield

Percival E3H Mew Gull, G-AFa, at Hatfield after finishing third in the 1937 Kings Cup Race flown by Edgar Percival

Background imagePercival Collection: Parzival prays for guidance, from Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages by H. A

Parzival prays for guidance, from Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages by H. A. Guerber, 1909 (colour litho)
STC323939 Parzival prays for guidance, from Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages by H.A. Guerber, 1909 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imagePercival Collection: Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 3 1FTS Linton-on-Ouse 1980

Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 3 1FTS Linton-on-Ouse 1980
Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3 from 1FTS taking off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse in 1980 Date: 1980

Background imagePercival Collection: Sir Sam Fay by Lieut. Percival Anderson

Sir Sam Fay by Lieut. Percival Anderson
Sir Samuel (Sam) Fay (1856-1953), railway administrator. General Manager of first the Midland and South Western Junction Railways and then in 1902

Background imagePercival Collection: Royal Air Force Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 XF912

Royal Air Force Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 XF912
Royal Air Force Percival P.56 Provost T.1 XF912 (msn PAC/56/421), delivered on the 27 March 1956 and scrapped during 1962 at No.71 MU RAF Bicester. Date: circa 1959

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P66 Sea Prince C1, WF138

Percival P66 Sea Prince C1, WF138, Royal Naval Communications aircraft delivered to the Naval Staff of the Joint Services Mission in Washington DC in July 1951

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P3 Gull Six G-ACUP

Percival P3 Gull Six G-ACUP
Percival P3 Gull Six, G-ACUP

Background imagePercival Collection: Perceval & Owen

Perceval & Owen
Young Perceval questions Sir Owen about chivalry

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P3 Gull Six, G-ADPR, Jean, used by Jean Batten

Percival P3 Gull Six, G-ADPR, Jean, used by Jean Batten
Percival P3 Gull Six, G-ADPR, Jean, used by Jean Gardner Batten, CBE, OSC (19091982), - a New Zealand aviatrix - on two record-breaking flights in the 1930s. Date: circa 1937

Background imagePercival Collection: Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949

Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949
Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950

Background imagePercival Collection: Youngman-Baynes High-Lift VT789

Youngman-Baynes High-Lift VT789 ( Percival P.46 G-AMBL), at the 1948 SBAC Radlett air show. The High Lift was a one-off experimental, flying test-bed for the system of slotted flaps invented by R.T

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Proctor II Z7197 / G-AKZN

Percival Proctor II Z7197 / G-AKZN to RAF Museum Hendon in 1972. Date: late 1960s - early 1970s

Background imagePercival Collection: Royal Air Force Percival Pembroke C. 1 WV729

Royal Air Force Percival Pembroke C. 1 WV729
Royal Air Force Percival Pembroke C.1 WV729 delivered 03-1954; struck off charge 22-04-1977; scapped at RAF Cosford 1980 Date: 1960s

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P-6 Mew Gull E2H

Percival P-6 Mew Gull E2H
Alex Henshaw with His Record-Breaking Percival Mew Gull at Gravesend, Kent, UK - He Was the Winner of the 1938 King's Cup Air Race at an Average Speed of 236.25 M.P.H

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Prentice T. 1 G-APJB - VR259 - M

Percival Prentice T. 1 G-APJB - VR259 - M
Percival Prentice T.1 G-APJB / VR259 / M (msn PAC/086) Date: circa 2005

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Provost T. 1 G-AWVF - XF877

Percival Provost T. 1 G-AWVF - XF877
Percival P.56 Provost T.1 G-AWVF / XF877 (msn PAC/56/375). Date: circa 2005

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Provost T. 1 G-BKHP - WW397 - N-E

Percival Provost T. 1 G-BKHP - WW397 - N-E
Percival P.56 Provost T.1 G-BKHP / WW397 / N-E (msn PAC/F/226). Date: circa 2005

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Pembroke C. 1 8018M - WV703

Percival Pembroke C. 1 8018M - WV703
Royal Air Force - Percival Pembroke C.1 8018M / WV703 (msn PAC/66/06) Date: circa 1972

Background imagePercival Collection: Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 1 XD693

Hunting Percival Jet Provost T. 1 XD693
Royal Air Force - Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.1 XD693 (msn PAC/84/011) Date: circa 1958

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 56 Mk. II G-23-1

Percival P. 56 Mk. II G-23-1
Percival P.56 Mk.II G-23-1, 3rd prototype of the Percival Provost (later WG503), powered by the Alvis Leonides engine used in production aircraft, fitted with an early cowling form.. Date: 1950

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 56 Mk. 1 WE530

Percival P. 56 Mk. 1 WE530
Percival P.56 Mk.1 WE530, the second prototype of what became the Provost T.1, seen fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah engine at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show from 5-10 September 1950 Date

Background imagePercival Collection: Alican Land, Percival Pelican

Alican Land, Percival Pelican
A WW2 children's story book illustration from The Story Of Alican Land, written by Joan Hunt. The image depicts Percival Pelican with a crowd of penguins. Date: circa 1940s

Background imagePercival Collection: Poster, Winter Holiday in the Sun, Brisbane, Australia

Poster, Winter Holiday in the Sun, Brisbane, Australia
Travel poster, designed by Percival Albert (Percy) Trompf (1902?1964), A Winter Holiday in the Sun, Brisbane, River City of the North, Queensland, Australia, David Whyte, Brisbane. 39ins. 25ins

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 50 Prince 2A G-ALWH

Percival P. 50 Prince 2A G-ALWH
Percival P.50 Prince 2A G-ALWH (msn P50-10), of the Sperry Gyroscope Co. Date: circa 1955

Background imagePercival Collection: Manchester City footballers heading the ball

Manchester City footballers heading the ball
Heading practice for Manchester City footballers McCullough, Percival, Clarke and Rodgers Date: 1946

Background imagePercival Collection: Riva Degli

Riva Degli
An artwork of the Riva Degli Schiavoni, in Venice, Italy. The foreground shows the monument to Victor Emmanuel II, created in 1887. Date: circa 1922

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 56 Provost T. 53 181

Percival P. 56 Provost T. 53 181
Percival P.56 Provost T.53 181 (msn PAC/56/F/400), ex irish Air Corps, derelict at Casement, Baldonnel. Date: 1982

Background imagePercival Collection: Lance Percival playing a signalman in Andy Robson

Lance Percival playing a signalman in Andy Robson
Lance Percival playing a signalman in the first episode of Andy Robson, a Tyne Tees Television period drama. Date: 1983

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Prince 5E G-AMLZ

Percival Prince 5E G-AMLZ
Percival P.50 Prince 5E G-AMLZ (msn P50-46), at Leavesden in November 1972. Date: 1972

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Proctor 5 ZK-AQK

Percival Proctor 5 ZK-AQK
Percival P.44 Proctor 5 ZK-AQK (msn Ae.79), at Rukuhia NZ. in October 1961. Date: 1961

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 G-AWPH

Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 G-AWPH
Percival P.56 Provost T.1 G-AWPH (msn PAC-F-003, ex WV420). Date: circa 1990

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 G-AWVF

Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 G-AWVF
Percival P.56 Provost T.1 G-AWVF (msn PAC/F/375), at Kirmington in June 1974. Date: 1964

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 31 Proctor IV G-ANXR

Percival P. 31 Proctor IV G-ANXR
Percival P.31 Proctor IV G-ANXR (msn H.803, ex RM221), at Wickenby in May 1965. Date: 1965

Background imagePercival Collection: Royal Air Force - Percival P. 66 Pembroke WV705

Royal Air Force - Percival P. 66 Pembroke WV705
Royal Air Force - Percival P.66 Pembroke WV705 (msn PAC/66/08), at Luton Airport. Date: 1953

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 66 Pembroke C. 1 WV701

Percival P. 66 Pembroke C. 1 WV701
Royal Air Force - Percival P.66 Pembroke C.1 WV701 (msn PAC-66-04), of No.60 Squadron, at RAF Wattisham. Date: 1984

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Provost T. 1 G-AWPH

Percival Provost T. 1 G-AWPH
Percival P.56 Provost T.1 G-AWPH (msn PAC-F-003). Date: circa 1990

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 34 Proctor III G-ALCK - LZ766

Percival P. 34 Proctor III G-ALCK - LZ766
Percival P.34 Proctor III G-ALCK - LZ766 (msn H536), at Duxford. Date: circa 2000

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 56 Provost T. 51 G-BKOS - 178

Percival P. 56 Provost T. 51 G-BKOS - 178
Percival P.56 Provost T.51 G-BKOS / 178 (msn PAC/F/157) Date: circa 1990

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Pembroke C. 1 G-BNPH - WV740

Percival Pembroke C. 1 G-BNPH - WV740
Percival Pembroke C.1 G-BNPH / WV740 (msn P.66/41), at Duxford on 6 June 2004. Date: 2004

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P. 40 Prentice T1 G-AOLK - VS618

Percival P. 40 Prentice T1 G-AOLK - VS618
Percival P.40 Prentice T1 G-AOLK / VS618 (msn PAC/225), at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon. Date: circa 2010

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival Prentice G-APJB

Percival Prentice G-APJB (msn PAC/086). Date: circa 2003

Background imagePercival Collection: Percival P-56 Provost T. 1 G-BKFW - XF597

Percival P-56 Provost T. 1 G-BKFW - XF597
Percival P-56 Provost T.1 G-BKFW - XF597 (msn PAC-F-303) Date: circa 2000

Background imagePercival Collection: Parsifal shows the Holy Grail, work by Richard Wagner

Parsifal shows the Holy Grail, work by Richard Wagner
7279042 Parsifal shows the Holy Grail, work by Richard Wagner by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parsifal shows the Holy Grail, work by Richard Wagner, Historical)



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"Percival: A Journey Through Time and Achievements" Step into the world of Percival, a name that echoes through history with tales of bravery, artistry, and innovation. From Le chevalier aux fleurs (The Knight of the Flowers) in 1894 to The Attainment; The Vision of the Holy Grail to Sir Galahad, Sir Bors, and Sir Percival - this legendary figure has captivated hearts for centuries. But Percival's influence extends beyond literature and art. Take British Boxer Freddie Mills' signed postcard from 1941 as evidence of his impact on sportsmanship and determination. Just like Percival himself, Mills embodied strength and resilience. In aviation history, we encounter various aircraft bearing the name Percival - each representing progress and ingenuity. Whether it be the converted Percival Proctor 5 or the sleek Markham/Percival Gull soaring through skies effortlessly - these flying machines symbolize mankind's relentless pursuit of exploration. Speaking of flight, let us not forget about the Royal Air Force's very own Percivals. The iconic RAF Percival P. 56 Provost T. 1 XF912 stands tall as a testament to precision training while ensuring safety in our skies. Lieut. Percival Anderson immortalizes another notable figure named Sir Sam Fay through his artwork - showcasing how one artist can capture another's essence so vividly. And who could overlook maritime achievements? The mighty sea-faring vessel known as the Percival P66 Sea Prince C1 WF138 reminds us that adventure knows no bounds when faced with vast oceans waiting to be conquered. However, amidst all these grand accomplishments lies simplicity too – exemplified by humble aircraft such as the timeless beauty called Percy Prentice T. 1 G-APJB VR259-M or even Perceval & Owen – reminding us that greatness can also be found in modest beginnings.