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OUAQUKGF Ops
Piaggio P166 G-APWY. With McAlpine Luton 10-7-63 to 1-5-67. Then with Marconi ( in whose colours it is seen) from 9-5-67 . I believe it was often seen at Southend but don't know where it was based. WDFU December 1982. Credit G-INFO.
Marconi had a number of factories in Essex, including Chelmsford, Basildon and Billericay, which probably explains G-APWY spending time at Southend, although its home base was always Luton. I don't believe McAlpine made much use of it after ownership passed to Marconi - it would disappear off to Southend, return a few days later then do the same again. Presumably McAlpine still provided crews and engineering at Luton.