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

[4.64] and subsequently scrapped.
6520 Toc as X7347 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU 25.4.41. To 59 OTU Crosby 15.6.41.
To 4 SS Madley 12.12.41. To 59 OTU Milfield [31.12.41]. To DH for major inspection 10.10.43;
to 18 MU 12.2.44. To 44 Group Comm Flight, Staverton 22.2.44. To 1 FU Pershore 1.8.46. To
18 MU 21.8.46. Sold 19.2.47 to Field Aircraft Services Ltd. Regd G-AJFN (CofR 11253) 29.1.47
to Field Aircraft Services Ltd, Croydon. Regn cld 29.4.47 as sold as OO-CDE. Not taken up.
Regd G-AJFN 15.7.47 to Franco-British Commercial & Industrial Co Ltd, London W1 [based
Croydon]. CofA 8982 issued 23.7.47. Destroyed by fire Kosti Airfield, Sudan 3.11.47 on delivery
to Air Madagascar; named “Majunga”. Regn cld 3.12.47.
6521 Toc as X7348 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 9 MU 30.4.41. To 4 SS Madley 12.12.41;
became 4 RS 1.1.43. To 18 MU 17.3.45. To Royal Navy 17.10.45. To RNAS Evanton
26.10.45. To RNAS Crail 23.9.46. To 782 Squadron, Donibristle 10.10.46. To DH, Witney
29.9.47 for overhaul. To RNAS Stretton 2.2.48 (for embalming?); used operationally. At RN
Stretton for disposal [3.55] and soc for scrap on site 12.6.58.
6522 Toc as X7349 under Contract No B.104592/40 at SFPP 5.5.41. To 10 FPP Lossiemouth
16.5.41. To DH for maintenance 3.2.43; to 18 MU 23.4.43. To AAJC, Inverness 28.5.43. Psoc
by RAF 21.6.47. Regd G-AGIC (CofR 9459) 6.7.43 to Scottish Airways Ltd, Inverness. CofA
7011 issued (to Great Western & Southern Air Lines) 20.8.43. Regd 1.2.47 to British European
Airways Corporation. Regn cld 20.11.47 as sold abroad (but CofA renewed 16.3.48). Inspected
Le Bourget 21.4.48. Regd in France as F-BEDZ 22.4.48 to Air France, Ivato, Madagascar.
Regd F-OADZ (CofA 246168) 1.6.49 to same owner. Transferred to Algeria late .49. Returned
to Le Bourget late .50. Regd F-BAHZ (CofR 17784) 10.10.50 (or 12.10.50) to Air France for
operation by Ecole de l'Aviation Civile. Crashed La Madeleine, nr Nonancourt, Eure 24.2.51.
Regn cld 31.3.51.
6523 Toc as X7350 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU 11.5.41. To 57 OTU Crosby 5.6.41.
Damaged 16.6.41; to DH for repairs 12.7.41; to 9 MU 12.10.41. To Royal Navy 17.2.42. To 781
Squadron, Lee-on-Solent 12.2.42. To DH for maintenance 24.12.42; returned to 781 Squadron
6.2.43 [and again 25.10.43/28.1.44]. To DH for maintenance 23.4.45. To 782 Squadron,
Donibristle 27.8.45. To RNAS Stretton [1.49-1.50]. To 782 Squadron, Donibristle [7.50]. To DH
for repairs [1.51]. Soc 18.6.51 as rtp.
6524 Toc as X7351 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU 12.5.41. To 55 OTU Usworth 10.6.41.
Damaged when hit fence on take-off Usworth 11.7.41; to DH for repairs 16.7.41. To 24
Squadron, Hendon 5.11.41. To 9 MU 15.1.42. To 271 Squadron, Doncaster 8.3.42. Damaged
on landing Brockworth 13.9.43; to Glosters for repairs 21.9.43. To 1680 Flight Abbotsinch
7.1.44. Transferred to AAJC Prestwick 16.4.46. Ferried to Speke for civilianisation but found to
have damaged main lower wing spar and scrapped. Soc 16.4.46. Transferred to BEAC 31.1.47
as “being cannibalised”.
Note: Reported as coded “RCH-F” with 64 Group Comm Flight as some stage – unconfirmed
and unlikely
6525 Toc as X7352 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 18 MU 21.5.41. To 58 OTU Grangemouth
[6.41]. To DH for maintenance 4.4.42; to 18 MU 17.7.42. To 2 SS Yatesbury 21.8.42; renamed
2 RS 1.1.43; coded “214”, later “219”. To DH for maintenance 5.4.45. To Metropolitan
Communications Squadron, Hendon 12.10.45. To 18 MU 7.8.46. Sold 24.5.48 to Scottish
Aviation Ltd. Regd G-ALBI (CofR 12394) 7.6.48 to Scottish Aviation Ltd, Prestwick. Regn cld
1.6.49 as sold in Luxembourg. Regd LX-LAD 12.6.49 to Luxembourg Airlines (Cie
Luxembourgosie de Navigation Aerienne). UK CofA 10213 issued 17.7.49. Regn cld 8.50 and
restored as G-ALBI 14.9.50 to Scottish Aviation Ltd, Prestwick. UK CofA, which lapsed 16.7.50,
was renewed 14.4.53. Regd 19.5.53 to Airwork Ltd, Perth. Regd 25.6.55 to Air Couriers
(Transport) Ltd, Croydon; operated in Evening News titles in .56 (presumably on charter).
Converted to mk.6 3.4.59. Biggin Hill based wef 9.59. Regn cld 16.8.60 as sold in Dakar;
inspected Toussus 20.8.60. Regd F-OBRV 29.8.60 to SA Ardic, Dakar, Senegal; dd Yoff
30.8.60. Crashed and w/off Boghe, Mauritania 4.8.61.
6526 Toc as X7353 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 9 MU 22.5.41. To 52 OTU Aston Down
31.8.41. To 52 OTU (sic) 26.5.42. To 63 OTU Honiley 23.8.43. To 54 OTU Charterhall 1.4.44.
To 2 Del Flight, Cranfield 3.4.44. To 5 MU 10.11.44. To A&AEE Boscombe Down 19.1.48.
Damaged in taxying accident Hatfield 18.1.49 and used for spares for other RAE Dominies. Sold
9.11.49 to Air Navigation & Trading Co Ltd. Regd G-ALVU (CofR 14877) 27.10.49 to George
Carhill Sergencon Whyham (of Air Navigation & Trading Ltd), Squires Gate. Not converted
(although CofA 10744 allocated) and used for spares; burned Squires Gate early .62. Regn cld
13.5.64 as pwfu.
6527 Toc as X7354 under Contract No B.104592/40 at 9 MU 28.5.41. To 3 Del Flight, Hawarden
28.6.41. Abandoned by pilot after being struck by lightning in snowstorm on ferry flight to