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Pilatus P-3 History
Pilatus P3 Swiss Airforce Primary Trainer
1956-1994
Pilatus Aircraft Factory was started in 1952 under the direction of Henry ( Heinrich ) Fierz to develop the two seater P3 primary and advanced trainer Aircraft.
Henry Fierz had been on the design staff of the Swiss Comte Aircraft Factory.
After its bankruptcy, he immigrated to England and then to the USA, where he worked for several companies during World War II. He returned to Switzerland to work as Chief Designer for the fledgling Pilatus Aircraft Company.
P-3 Listing and Known Locations
| P3 Listing and known Location | Date 06/15/2008 | ||||||
| P3-01 | HB-HON | Prototyp | |||||
| A-801 | P3-02 | Museum Duebendorf CH | |||||
| A-802 | P3-03 | XXXXXX | |||||
| A-803 | Musenum Duebendorf CH | ||||||
| A-804 | 321-3 | N321RD | Vince O’Conner CA | ||||
| A-805 | 322-4 | F-AZHG | Belgium | ||||
| A-806 | 323-5 | G-BTLL | Marsters GB | ||||
| A-807 | 324-6 | F-AZHT | Duval France | ||||
| A-808 | 325-7 | Museum Speyer Germany | |||||
| A-809 | 326-8 | N844A | Dejonckheere SC USA | ||||
| A-810 | 327-9 | HB-RBK | Friedemann Germany | ||||
| A-811 | 328-10 | N303G | John Badenhope TN | ||||
| A-812 | Dismantled CH | ||||||
| A-813 | HB-RBN | Locarno CH | |||||
| A-814 | 452-1 | P3-05 | N844DD | Haberling NM USA | |||
| A-815 | 453-2 | Lodrino CH | |||||
| A-816 | 454-3 | under restoration NC | |||||
| A-817 | 455-4 | Canada For Sale | |||||
| A-818 | 456-5 | HB-RCH | Ambri CH | ||||
| A-819 | 457-6 | Locarno CH | |||||
| A-820 | 458-7 | N820LT | Toland GA USA | ||||
| A-821/A-816 | Charlotte NC | N821LT | |||||
| A-822 | 460-9 | HB-RCY Lausann CH | |||||
| A-823 | 461-10 | N4103T | Berry Darrel TN USA | ||||
| A-824 | XXXXXX | ||||||
| A-825 | 463-12 | N135PD | Stephan Kunz WI USA | ||||
| A-826 | 464-13 | N826LT | Larry Warren IL | ||||
| A-827 | 465-14 | F-AZPU | Sadlowski,Germany | ||||
| A-828 | 466-15 | F-AZMF | Mansuy France | ||||
| A-829 | 467-16 | HB-RCJ | Lugano CH | ||||
| A-830 | 468-17 | N830AD | Haberling NM USA | ||||
| A-831 | 469-18 | N831AS | Steve Knight MN USA | ||||
| A-832 | XXXXXX | ||||||
| A-833 | XXXXXX | ||||||
| A-834 | 472-21 | Bob Sheeham | Australia | ||||
| A-835 | 473-22 | P3 Flyers | Switzerland | ||||
| A-836 | 474-23 | N836HS | Travis Allen AZ | ||||
| A-837 | 475-24 | N837A | DOWNS ROLAND AZ | ||||
| A-838 | 476-25 | N838KP | Kami Pahlavan CA USA | ||||
| A-839 | 477-26 | N839A | Carlo Cesar CO USA | ||||
| A-840 | Dismantled NM USA | ||||||
| A-841 | 479-28 | N841NE | Peter Clark FL | ||||
| A-842 | 480-29 | N842JM | J.Jeffers NC USA | ||||
| A-843 | XXXXXX | ||||||
| A-844 | 482-31 | N844LT | Michael Deloach NC USA | ||||
| A-845 | 483-32 | HB-RCG | Lugano CH | ||||
| A-846 | 484-33 | HB-RBU | Niesen Germany | ||||
| A-847 | 485-34 | N847LT | Steve Smith FL USA | ||||
| A-848 | 486-35 | Beat Eberle | Switzerland | ||||
| A-849 | 487-36 | N487RD | Jeremy Reiley TX | ||||
| A-850 | 488-37 | N81581 | Ten Air MN USA | ||||
| A-851 | XXXXXX | ||||||
| A-852 | 490-39 | Lodrino CH | |||||
| A-853 | 491-40 | N853P | Dan Christian VA | ||||
| A-854 | XXXXXX | ||||||
| A-855 | HB-RBX | Altenrhein CH | |||||
| A-856 | Dismantled GB | ||||||
| A-857 | 495-44 | N857P | Roland J Downs CA | ||||
| A-858 | Locarno CH | ||||||
| A-859 | Belgium | ||||||
| A-860 | 498-47 | XXXXXX | |||||
| A-861 | Dismantled CH | ||||||
| A-862 | 500-49 | N500KK | J.Williams, TX | ||||
| A-863 | 501-50 | Canada | |||||
| A-864 | 502-51 | F-AZQQ | Pierre Becker FR | ||||
| A-865 | 503-52 | N865LT | David Dillinger SC | ||||
| A-866 | 504-53 | N707MF | Thomas Meier NM USA | ||||
| A-867 | 505-54 | HB-RCD | Haberling NM USA | ||||
| A-868 | 506-55 | N868G | MERRIMAN JOEL
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| A-869 | 507-56 | F- | Raymond France | ||||
| A-870 | HB-RBR | Pilatus Stans CH | |||||
| A-871 | PC-7 Prototyp | ||||||
| A-872 | HB-RBY | Locarno CH | |||||
| A-873 | HB-RCL | Ambri CH | |||||
| N-501 | P3-04 | Ex Brasil Marine Dismantled | |||||
| N-502 | P3-04 | Museum Rio de Janeiro | Brasil | ||||
| N-503 | P3-04 | Museum Rio de Janeiro | Brasil | ||||
| N-504 | P3-04 | Ex Brasil Marine Dismantled | |||||
| N-505 | P3-04 | Ex Brasil Marine Dismantled | |||||
| N-506 | P3-04 | Ex Brasil Marine Dismantled | |||||
