Autair Percival Prince G-AMLZ

[PrincePembroke]

Anyone know what Autair used Percival Prince G-AMLZ for during its time with them 1968 to 1970? It was registered to Timothy Meadows Clutterbuck who was the "Charterer" rather than owner. He was an Autair pilot. I believe it was based at Leavesden.
Thanks
Tom Singfield
tom(at)singfield.freeserve.co.uk

[OUAQUKGF Ops]

Re previous post I seem to recall that this aircraft would appear at Luton from time to time and if my memory serves me right it was flown by Maurice Rose. As far as I know it was not operated by Autair International but might possibly have being doing work for Autair Helicopters. I cannot remember any pilot called Clutterbuck working for Autair International period 1966-70. According to 'Colours in the Sky' Tim Clutterbuck an ex wartime Squadron Leader and P.R.U. ace was Autair Helicopters 'Roving Director' in Africa. Hope this helps!

[OUAQUKGF Ops]

Tom, if you go to search mode on Pprune and key in 'Clutterbuck' you will find a bit about Tim Clutterbuck under the threads about Mike Strangways and also John Crewdson. Tim was evidently a pilot with Autair Helicopters having earlier worked on film projects with John Crewdson.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Logged it at London Airport when it was operated by Stewart, Smith & Co in August 1960. (Surely a mistake; I can't be that old!).

[Charlie Bangers]

I worked in Autair International Ops from 67 to late 69 and don't remember seeing it at Luton at all. Feel sure it must have been used by the Helicopter division.

[Proplinerman]

T M Clutterbuck is a name I remember from my CAMs of the early 1970s, probably because it was rather unusual. I saw G-AMLZ at Coventry on 16th March 1974-here is a link to the photo I took of it then. As my caption says, the aircraft survives today in preservation, with the Jetstream Club at Speke. Before that, I think it was at Caernarvon and then for a short time recently at Millom? in the Lake District.

JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-AMLZ City Airways Percival P60e Prince by Michael Blank (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6127150&nseq=0)

[treadigraph]

Tim Clutterbuck's name appears in the credits for the film "The Blue Max", and also, literally speaking, in "Everything but the Flak" by Martin Caidin about ferrying three B-17s across the pond for John Crewdson and the film "The War Lover" in 1962.