5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁respectively . ▁Two ▁of ▁these ▁first ▁batch ▁of ▁four ▁are ▁illustrated ▁on ▁this ▁page . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁The ▁R AF ▁used ▁the ▁P ione er ▁extens ively ▁for ▁tasks ▁such ▁as ▁cas ual ty ▁ev acu ation ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency , ▁A den ▁and ▁Cy pr us . ▁With ▁its ▁unus ually ▁large ▁sl ats ▁and ▁f laps , ▁it ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁operate ▁out ▁of ▁very ▁short , ▁un prep ared ▁stri ps ▁and ▁could ▁take ▁off ▁in ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁ 2 2 5   ft . ▁The ▁ ▁P ione er ▁remained ▁oper ational ▁in ▁small ▁numbers ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁P ione ers ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁C ey lon ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mal ay an ▁Air ▁Force . ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁P ione ers ▁CC . 1 ▁has ▁serial ▁number ▁X L 7 0 3 ▁which ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁R AF ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁by ▁the ▁R AF ▁Museum ▁since ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁displayed ▁by ▁the ▁R AF ▁Museum ▁at ▁Cos ford ▁since ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 9 ; ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁displayed ▁with ▁fake ▁marks ▁as ▁X L 5 5 4 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁another ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁Sri