DH.89 DRAGON RAPIDE 6250 Prototype Dragon Six ... - Ab-ix.com

6339 Regd G-AEMM [CofR 7262] 31.8.36 to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd, Abadan. CofA 5640 issued
10.10.36. Returned to Heston 11.38 and regn cld 1.1.39. Regd 17.3.39 to Airwork Ltd. Regn
cld 1.4.39 as sold. Regd 21.10.39 to Airwork Ltd; operated by 6 CANS Staverton; later 6 AONS.
Mid air collision 3.5.40. Regn cld at census 30.3.46.
6340 Regd G-AENN [CofR 7344] 22.9.36 to Blackpool & West Coast Air Services Ltd, but not
delivered. CofA 5677 issued 25.11.36. Sold by DH and regd [CofR 7489] 26.11.36 to Charles
WF Wood (an Olley Air Service pilot) and officially based in Dar-es-Salaam but probably
operated in Spain. If so, Wood probably returned with the Rapide to the UK by 6.37. Regd
[CofR 8262] 13.12.37 to Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon. Regn cld 23.1.40 as sold. To 24
Squadron, Hendon 23.1.40 and impressed as W6455 1.3.40. To RAF Skeabrae 27.5.42. To
8(C) OTU Dyce .42. Forced landed with engine failure Rosehearty, nr RAF Fraserburgh
13.12.42. To DH Witney for repairs but soc 18.1.43.
6341 Regd G-AENO [CofR 7345] 22.9.36 to Blackpool & West Coast Air Services Ltd, Blackpool.
CofA 5667 issued 10.11.36. Name changed 6.12.37 to West Coast Air Services Ltd. Regn cld
2.38 as sold abroad [and CofA renewed 10.2.38]. Regd EI-ABP 24.2.38 to Aer Lingus; named
"Iolar II" (since it replaced DH.84 EI-ABI). Damaged Croydon 21.5.38; repaired. Regn cld
10.2.40 as sold to Australia. Erected Port Adelaide and test flown 19.6.40. Regd VH-ADE
27.6.40 to Guinea Airways Ltd, Adelaide; named "Morobe". Regn cld 10.9.40. Impressed into
RAAF as A33-7 and to 1 EFTS Parafield 25.8.40. To 3 EFTS Essendon 24.12.40. To 1 AOS
Cootamundra 13.1.41. To DCA 15.4.42 and restored as VH-ADE 20.4.42 to Commonwealth of
Australia, Dept of Aviation; operated by Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
Destroyed in forced landing on beach Princess Charlotte Bay, 13 ml S of Cape Sidmouth,
Queensland 26.1.44 (or 27.1.44). Remains abandoned on site and regn cld 14.3.44.
6342 Regd G-AEOV [CofR 7423] 9.12.36 to Rt Hon The Viscount Forbes, Croydon [operated by
Personal Airways Ltd]. Initially test flown as E.4 2.37 as prototype DH.89A with flaps and tested
at Martlesham Heath. CofA 5806 issued 3.3.37. Regd [CofR 8297] 14.1.38 to Mrs Helen Wood,
Fittleworth, Sussex; remained operated by Personal Airways Ltd, Croydon. Delivered 1.5.39 and
regd 27.7.39 to William DT (Bill) Gairdner, director/nominee for Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew.
Regn cld 10.1.40 as sold. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 10.1.40 and impressed as W6456 1.3.40.
Damaged when tyre burst while taxying Hendon 11.4.42. To DH Witney 16.4.42 and soc for
spares.
6343 CofA 5723 issued 30.11.36. Shipped to Auckland on SS Durham; desp 19.12.36. Regd ZK-
AEW [CofR 75] 24.2.37 to Cook Strait Airways Ltd, Wellington [based Nelson]; named "Mars".
Impressed as NZ559 1.11.39 To Air Gunners & Air Observers School, Ohakea; code "5". Fitted
with bombracks and to Fiji 5.11.40. Soc after hurricane damage Nausori, Fiji 20.2.41.
6344 Regd G-AEPE [CofR 7447] 27.11.36 to Personal Airways Ltd, Croydon; named "Windermere",
later "The Luxembourg Listener". CofA 5718 issued 24.2.37. Regd [CofR 8001] 17.7.37 to Olley
Air Service Ltd, Croydon; (name retained & used for charter flights for Radio Luxembourg]).
Operated by 'C' Flight 24 Squadron, Hendon 4.10.39; returned to Olley/NAC Weston-super-Mare
10.2.40. Back to 24 Squadron, 27.2.40. Regd 12.7.40 to Scottish Airways Ltd, Speke. Regn cld
24.7.40 as sold. Impressed as BD143 28.7.40 but retained by 24 Squadron,. Badly damaged in
forced landing with engine failure Breston Farm, nr Glengall Hospital, Dalmellington, Ayrshire
20.4.42. Soc 30.4.42.
6345 Regd G-AERN [CofR 7536] 13.1.37 to Blackpool & West Coast Air Services Ltd, Squires Gate.
CofA 5820 issued 24.3.37. Change of name 6.12.37 to West Coast Air Services Ltd, based
Speke. Operated by AAJC during WWII. To Scottish Airways Ltd, Inverness 1.7.40; returned to
AAJC, Speke 4.1.44 and operated by Railway Air Services Ltd. Regd 1.2.47 to British European
Airways Corporation. Regd 17.11.47 to Gibraltar Airways Ltd, Gibraltar. Regd 29.6.53 to Roger
A Peacock, Croydon. Regn cld 18.1.54 as sold in Spain. Regd EC-AKO 1.12.54 to Ignacio
Soler de la Riva; operated by Aeromar, Barcelona. Regd 7.6.56 to Metamar SA, Barcelona.
Wfu Castejon de Monegros .71 and stored Barcelona/Sabadell; still present late .86. Found in
barn .98 and acquired by Museo de l’Air. Stored [9.02] at Museo del Air, Cuatro Vientos;
restored to display standards [02-04]; painted in Spanish Republican c/s as “40-1”.
6346 CofA 5862 issued 2.4.37. Shipped on SS Moreton Bay 4.37; assembled Essendon. Regd VH-
UXT [CofR 641] 25.5.37 to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Essendon; named "Mundoora".
Badly damaged on landing Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5.2.38; repaired Essendon and
reflown 20.9.38. Regn cld 19.7.40. Impressed as A33-4 and to 3 EFTS Essendon 19.7.40. To
1 AOS Cootamundra 28.10.40. To DCA 15.4.42. Regd VH-UXT 21.4.42 to Airlines of Australia
Ltd, Sydney. Crashed on landing Wynyard, Tasmania 13.8.43 (or 18.8.43) and ran into ditch.
Not repaired and used for spares; some parts to Perth on SS Lowana to help rebuild VH-UZY
.44. Regn cld 31.10.43.
6347 Ordered by Aero O/Y 22.10.36 for experimental internal services. CofA 5816 issued 5.3.37.