| Prentice | |
|---|---|
 A Percival P.40 Prentice T.1 of No. 16 Reserve Flying School based at Derby (Burnaston) Airport in service in May 1953 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Military trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Percival Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 526 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1947–1949 |
| Introduction date | November 1947 |
| First flight | 31 March 1946 |
| Retired | 1953 |
The Percival Prentice was a basic trainer of the Royal Air Force in the early postwar period. It was a low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Front seating was in a side-by-side configuration with a rear seat provided.