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

MU 22.7.42. To 7 AGS 17.8.42 [but probably to Croydon Station Flight instead]. To 18 MU
16.10.42. To 2 SS Yatesbury 19.11.42. To 1 SofTT Halton [31.12.42]. To DH 15.3.46 for major
inspection; to 5 MU 21.2.47. Sold 29.5.47 to Southern Aircraft [Gatwick] Ltd. Regd G-AKFO
(CofR 11878) 3.9.47 to Southern Aircraft (Gatwick) Ltd, Gatwick. Sold 3.2.49 (to unknown party).
Not converted (although CofA 9780 allocated) and regn cld 4.8.49 as dismantled.
6461 Toc by RAF as R5925 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 6.10.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. To DH for repairs 7.10.42; to 18 MU 13.2.43. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 14.5.43. To
Metropolitan Communications Squadron, Hendon 8.9.44. Soc 31.12.45 as Cat E.
6462 Used as static test airframe.
6463 Toc by RAF as R5926 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 16.10.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. To DH for maintenance 16.6.42; to 18 MU 26.9.42. Sold to Airwork General Trading for
overseas 21.10.42 and despatched to Basrah 24.3.43 on SS Salawati/LS405; arr 29.6.43. Regd
G-AGFU (CofR 9402) 26.11.42 to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd, Abadan. CofA 6951 issued 1.2.43.
Cld 1.2.47 and regd 20.8.47 to Aircraft & Engineering Services Ltd, Croydon. Regd 29.8.47 to
Air Charter Ltd, Croydon. CofA lapsed 24.5.50. Regn cld 9.6.50 as sold abroad. To Cie Belge
de Transports Aeriens, Belgium. Not regd locally; noted in derelict condition Brussels .52.
6464 Toc by RAF as R5927 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 18.10.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. Struck balloon cable and crashed & dbf Wiggins Field, Horton, Bucks 14.2.42; 2 killed.
Soc 14.3.42.
6465 Toc by RAF as R5928 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 24.10.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. To 1 SS Cranwell 2.10.41. To DH for repairs 7.7.42. To Abbotsinch Station Flight
11.10.42. To 1680 Flight, Abbotsinch 15.6.43. Crashed into mound whilst forced landing in
snowstorm Carricknowe Golf Course, Corstorphine, Edinburgh 1.3.44. Soc 2.3.44.
6466 Toc by RAF as R5929 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 27.10.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. Stalled and crashed whilst low flying Bishops Cannings, Devizes, Wilts 27.5.41; 7 killed.
Soc 3.6.41.
6467 Toc by RAF as R5930 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 6.11.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. To 1 SS Cranwell 2.10.41. Damaged on landing Cranwell 16.3.42 [or 23.3.42]; to DH
for repairs 1.4.42; to 18 MU 11.6.42. To 2 SS Yatesbury 19.7.42. Damaged in gales Yatesbury
31.1.43; to DH for repairs 15.2.43. To 57 OTU Hawarden 14.6.43. To 56 OTU Tealing 4.7.43.
To 58 OTU Grangemouth 7.9.43; renamed 2 TEU 5.10.43. To 60 OTU High Ercall 2.7.44. To
13 OTU Harwell 22.3.45. To 18 MU 27.5.46. Sold 9.1.47 to Air Schools Ltd, Derby. Regd G-
AIUO (CofR 10983) 20.11.46 to Air Schools Ltd, Burnaston. CofA 9011 issued 20.6.47. Cld
25.6.47 & regd 26.6.47 to Hornton Airways Ltd, London W1 (based Gatwick). Company ceased
trading 5.50. New CofR No R324 issued .50. Regn cld 19.7.51 as sold in Sweden. Regd
SE-BTT 31.7.51 to Junex Konfektions AB, Huskvarna. Regn cld 31.3.53 as sold to Denmark.
Regd in Denmark as OY-ACV 13.4.53 to Viggo Sylvest Jensen, Hillerod. Sold to West Germany
10.4.56. Regd as D-IDAK 26.3.56 to Hamburger Aero-Lloyd GmbH, Fuhlsbuttel, Hamburg.
Regd 21.4.60 (or 28.6.60) to Hanseatische Flugdienste GmbH, Hamburg. CofA lapsed
29.10.60. Owner into liquidation and sold to Deutsche Nah-Luftverkehr AG. Wfu and to spares.
Regn cld 15.11.62.
Note: Also Fuselage No.89208.
6468 Toc by RAF as R5931 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 14.11.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. To DH for maintenance 17.11.42. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 5.3.43. To Metropolitan
Communications Squadron, Hendon 8.9.44. To DH for major inspection 1.6.45; to 18 MU
3.1.46. To Halton Station Flight 12.4.46. To 18 MU 3.6.47. Sold 15.12.47 to Southern Aircraft
[Gatwick] Ltd. Regd G-AKOO (CofR 12102) 8.12.47 to Southern Aircraft (Gatwick) Ltd, Gatwick.
CofA 10056 issued 2.12.48. Regn cld 13.12.48 as sold abroad. To Chile and probably regd
CC-CIC-0034 to Club Aereo de Linares and which was damaged on take-off El Maizal Airstrip,
Linares 23.3.53.
6469 Toc by RAF as R5932 under Contract 21547/39 at 2 E&WS Yatesbury 20.11.39; renamed 2 SS
26.8.40. To DH for repairs 6.8.42; to 18 MU 30.11.42. To 83 Group Comm Flight, Redhill
18.4.43. To 3 Delivery Flight, High Ercall 19.5.43. Damaged on landing in mist Witney 18.10.43;
to 50 MU 2.11.43 & repaired. To 3 Del Flight, Acklington 12.11.43. To 13 Group Comm Flight,
Inverness 7.12.43. To 15 Group Comm Flight, Speke 11.10.44. To DH for maintenance 6.3.46;
to 18 MU 3.10.46. Sold 9.12.47 to Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd. Regd G-AKNW (CofR
12084) 2.12.47 to Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate. CofA 9980 issued 7.4.48.
Cld 22.4.49 & regd 25.4.49 to Russell Littledale Whyham, Squires Gate. Cld 3.5.50 & regd
5.5.50 to Skyways Ltd, London SW1 (based Dunsfold). CofR No changed to R2157 .50. Regn
cld 23.6.50 as sold in Lebanon. Regd LR-ABH 23.6.50 to Arab Contracting & Trading t/a Saad
Transport, Beirut. Reregd OD-ABH 5.51 to same owner. Destroyed following port engine fire on
start up at Airstrip H3, Syria 30.7.54.