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

Taxis Ltd for maintenance 23.8.42; to 18 MU 21.11.42. To 47 MU 2.1.43. To South Africa
1.2.43 on SS Clan McNair; arr 20.3.43. To SAAF 1363. To 9 AD. To 62 Air School 28.5.43. To
61 Squadron 14.11.44. To Congella, Durban 9.6.45. [Soc by RAF 26.9.46 as sold locally]. Sold
5.7.46 to OG Davies. Regd ZS-BCD 21.10.46 to Owenair (Pty) Ltd. Regd to OG Davies,
Youngsfield; operated by Owenair. Regn cld 22.5.53 as sold to Southern Rhodesia. Regd
VP-YKJ 5.53 to Fishair (Pvt) Ltd, Marandellas. Sold to France 10.58. Regd F-OBKH 30.10.58
to Societe Franco-Africaine d'Exploitation t/a Air Gabon, Libreville. Regd mid 59 to Groupement
Aeronautique et Automobile, Libreville [operated by Air Gabon]. W/off 8.61.
6478 Toc by RAF as R9550 under Contract 26448/39 at 20 MU 6.3.40. To ATA [31.12.41]. To 8 FPP
[4.43]. To 1 FPP Hucknall 6.43. To DH for maintenance/repairs 8.8.43. To “T” Flight, RAE
Farnborough 27.4.44. To Hendon [undated]. To 5 MU 31.1.46. Sold 27.5.46 to Field
Consolidated Aircraft Services Ltd. Regd G-AHPT (CofR 10265) 22.5.46 to Field Consolidated
Aircraft Services Ltd, Croydon. Regd 24.8.46 to Island Air Charters Ltd, Jersey. CofA 7912
issued 6.10.46. CofA lapsed 21.3.51. Regd 11.5.51 to Aerocontacts Ltd, Gatwick. CofA
renewed 18.3.52. Regd 25.3.52 to Wright Aviation Ltd, Speke. Regd 16.2.54 to Dragon Airways
Ltd, Speke; named "Peter Tare”. Regd 10.2.56 to Don Everall (Aviation) Ltd, Elmdon. Struck
lorry and dbf on landing on unopened St Albans By-Pass [M10] nr Leverstock Green, St Albans
7.7.59, whilst operating for Plascom Ltd/Tarmac Ltd [to replace damaged G-APJW]; [pilot Eric
Ashton; one passenger, TJ Livesey, County Surveyor of Holland, Lincs killed]. Regn cld 18.8.59
as destroyed.
6479 Toc by RAF as R9551 under Contract 20916/39 at 12 MU 5.4.40. To 18 MU 12.8.40. To 1
Camouflage Flight, Hendon 24.12.40. Badly damaged in forced landing in bad weather Yoxall,
Staffs 25.3.41. To 51 MU 29.3.41 and soc 14.4.41.
6480 Toc by RAF as R9552 under Contract 26448/39 at 12 MU 5.4.40. To 18 MU 12.8.40. To 1
Camouflage Flight, Hendon 20.12.40. To 1 Camouflage Unit, Hendon 13.3.41. To Halton
Station Flight [1 ADF] 5.8.42. To 1 Camouflage Unit, Stapleford 6.8.42. To 58 OTU
Grangemouth 14.8.42. To 57 OTU Hawarden 15.6.43. To DH for maintenance 14.9.43; to 18
MU 15.12.43. To 13 Group Comm Flight, Inverness 12.7.45. To 1 FU Pershore 28.1.46. To 18
MU 10.4.46. Sold 15.12.47 to Air Navigation & Trading Co Ltd. Regd G-AKRO (CofR 12151)
17.1.48 to East Anglian Flying Services Ltd, Southend; ferried ex 18 MU 27.1.48. CofA 9994
issued 11.5.48. Cld 28.1.49 & regd 4.4.49 to Inter-City Air Services Ltd, Hereford. CofA lapsed
11.6.50. Cld 21.4.51; regd 28.5.51 to same owner. Op 5.51-9.51 by Gloucester Air Services (or
Murray Chown Aviation?), Staverton. Cld 12.10.51 & regd 21.11.51 to Lancashire Aircraft
Corporation Ltd, Samlesbury (based Squires Gate). CofA renewed 14.5.52. Regn cld 16.1.54
as sold in France. Regd F-OAOY 16.3.54 to Aero Club de Colomb-Bechar, Algeria. Destroyed
by fire on starting up Colomb-Bechar 22.10.54. Regn cld 27.12.54.
6481 Toc by RAF as R9553 under Contract 20916/39 at 12 MU 3.5.40. To 18 MU 12.8.40. To HQ
FPP White Waltham 27.3.41. To 27 MU 9.4.41. To 10 FPP Lossiemouth 17.4.41. To 9 MU
23.12.41. To FTU Honeybourne [31.12.41]. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 17.5.42. Overturned on
take-off after engine failure Rednal 27.4.43. Soc 13.5.43.
6482 Toc by RAF as R9554 under Contract 26448/39 at 5 MU 2.5.40. To 7 FPP Sherburn 16.11.40.
To 10 FPP Lossiemouth 4.4.41. To HQ FPP 16.5.41. To Northolt Station Flight 20.6.42. To DH
for maintenance 14.8.42; to 18 MU 8.12.42. To 2 Del Flight, Colerne 29.3.43. To DH for
maintenance 2.5.44; to 5 MU 23.8.44. To Gatwick Station Flight [undated]. To Redhill Station
Flight 19.10.44. To 5 MU 21.3.46. Sold 11.3.48 to Denham Air Services Ltd. Regd G-AKTZ
(CofR 12211) 3.3.48 to Derek John Hayles, Portsmouth. CofA 10057 issued 5.5.48. Regd
9.6.48 to Airwork Ltd, Blackbushe; operated on British Civil Air Training Mission contract at Taif,
Saudi Arabia .49-50. Regd 25.10.50 to Birkett Air Service Ltd, Croydon; operated on joy-flights
at Heathrow. Regd 14.5.53 to Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon. Converted to mk.4 on CofA
renewal 27.8.54. Regd 25.8.54 to Iraq Petroleum Transport Co Ltd, Tripoli. Regd 4.9.56 to
Gordon, Woodroffe & Co Ltd, London W1 (based El Adem). Regd 12.4.57 to Bahamas
Helicopters (UK) Ltd, Libya. Badly damaged when burst tyre on landing in desert nr Benghazi,
Libya 27.5.57. To Croydon for repairs; arr 23.10.58 but abandoned (extant 12.58). Nominal regn
16.10.61 on name change to World Wide Helicopters (UK) Ltd. Regn cld 23.4.63 as destroyed.
6483 Toc by RAF as R9555 under Contract 26448/39 at 5 MU 11.4.40. To 7 FPP Sherburn 28.11.40.
To 2 FPP Filton 3.2.41. To DH for maintenance 5.2.42; to 37 MU 13.4.42. To 2 Squadron,
Sawbridgeworth 9.7.42 (or 2 Signals School?). To DH for maintenance 9.1.43; to 18 MU 8.3.43.
To 4 Del Flight, Turnhouse 20.3.43. To 4 Del Flight, Hutton Cranswick 13.7.45. Soc 13.3.46,
possibly during maintenance.
6484 Toc by RAF as R9556 under Contract 26448/39 at 5 MU 1.5.40. To 7 FPP Sherburn 22.11.40.
To HQ ATA White Waltham 8.9.41. To 27 MU 17.3.42. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 27.6.42. To 4
RS Madley 11.11.43. To 18 MU 4.1.46. To DH for maintenance 20.3.46; to 18 MU 12.12.46.