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| Designed to meet a 1945 requirement for a STOL communications aircraft, the Pioneer was a high-wing monoplane powered by a single 179kW (240hp) de Havilland Gipsy Queen 34 engine. An RAF order was not secured, so the aircraft was produced as the civil Pioneer I four-seater. The Pioneer II (a more powerful development of the Pioneer I) first flew in June 1950, & was fitted with full-span leading-edge slats & trailing-edge Fowler flaps to provide a take-off distance of 68.5m (75 yards), & a landing run of 60.35m (66 yards). Unlike its predecessor, the Pioneer II did secure an RAF order, & was designated CC.Mk1 in RAF service. The Pioneer II was used as a communications & casevac aircraft in Cyprus, Aden & Malaya. There were four Pioneer squadrons in the RAF; one in the UK, one in the Middle East & two in the Far East. | ||
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