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

2.9.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston and operated by 6 CANS Staverton; later 6 AONS 30.11.39. Regn
cld 15.7.40 by Secretary of State. Impressed as Z7264 15.7.40 and retained by 6 AONS. To
HQ ATA White Waltham 29.3.41. To 11 Service Ferry Flight 14.5.41; returned to HQ SFPP
19.6.41. To DH Witney 20.8.43 for repair and SOC for spares 13.9.43.
6267 Toc as K5070 by 24 Squadron, Hendon 29.3.35 for use of Air Council under Contract
No.362793/34. Returned to DH 19.8.37 when replaced by a DH.86. CofA 6098 issued
22.10.37; dd to Imperial Airways 26.10.37 for subsidiary Wilson Airways Ltd; on loan under
contract no. 635715/37. Regd VP-KCK [CofR 62] 4.11.37 to Wilson Airways Ltd, Nairobi.
Impressed into KAAU (as K11 or K16) 9.39 [probably K11]. Bought from UK Government
7.10.40. Rts Nairobi .46. Serial PSOC by RAF 21.6.47
6268 Regd G-ACZF [CofR 5408] 20.11.34 to Anglo-Persian Oil Co Ltd, Abadan (renamed
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd 3.35). CofA 4684 issued 11.2.35. Returned to UK (with G-ACZE); dep
Abadan 8.11.38 and arr Heston 24.11.38. Regn cld at census 1.1.39. Regd 17.3.39 to Airwork
Ltd, Heston. Regd 16.5.39 to Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd and Eric L Gandar Dower,
Dyce; named "Carina". Damaged late .41 when tail “knocked-off” on landing Kirkwall; to Dyce by
sea for repairs. Regd 4.2.42 to Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd only. Taken over by BEAC
12.4.47 and regd to them 24.10.47. CofA lapsed 18.5.47 (and reported at Witney in “derelict”
condition 28.10.46). Believed sold for spares 15.6.48 to Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd,
Samlesbury, but used for salvage only. Regn cld 20.8.48 as pwfu.
6269 Regd G-ACYM [CofR 5368] 10.1.35 to Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon. CofA 4649 issued 6.3.35;
dd 4.3.35. Cld 20.3.39 & regd 6.4.39 to Great Western & Southern Air Lines Ltd, Shoreham
(later Speke); named "Vanguard". Operated by 'C' Flight 24 Squadron, Hendon 17.9.39.
Damaged tail in forced landing in snowstorm Moyenneville, France 12.2.40; later destroyed by
fire in evacuation 4/5.40. Regn cld 17.6.40 as sold. Impressed as X9320 31.3.40 [but not
used]. Soc 4.4.40.
6270 To RAAF as A3-1 with UK CofA 4935 2.7.35. Initially to 1 Squadron and operated by North
Australian Survey Flight on geological survey of the outback, flown by Sqdn Ldr G Jones but then
diverted to civil use. Regd VH-UFF [CofR 563] 30.12.35 to Holyman's Airways Pty Ltd,
Launceston; named "Memma"; operations commenced 27.1.36. Reformed as ANA on merger
1.7.36 and regd 25.11.36 to Australian National Airways Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Regd 28.6.38 to
Airlines of Australia Ltd, Mascot. Regn cld 18.7.40. Impressed as A33-3 12.7.40 (Requisition
No.12536) and to 3 EFTS, Essendon. To 1 AOS Cootamundra 25.9.40. To 3 CF Mascot
24.8.42. To 36 Squadron, Essendon 10.9.42; and painted up with radio call sign "VHCRP".
Damaged on landing when hit potholes on runway 28.11.42; repaired by 12.42. To 34
Squadron, Parafield 2.1.43. Possibly to Guinea Airways 20.1.43. Soc as issued to DCA
15.11.43. Regd VH-UFF 21.11.43 to Commonwealth of Australia, Dept of Civil Aviation;
operated by Guinea Airways, Adelaide. Sold 17.2.45 and regd 30.6.45 to Airlines (WA) Ltd,
Perth. Sold 1.10.48 & regd 15.10.48 to Brown & Dureau Ltd, Geelong, Vic and converted back
to air survey use. Regd 12.4.55 to WE James, t/a James Air Charter, Wollongong, NSW. Regn
cld 11.4.56 as sold to New Caledonia. Regd F-OAVG 16.8.56 to Societe Caledonienne de
Transports Aeriens (Transpac), Noumea, New Caledonia (CofA 10.8.56). Last flight 11.6.57 and
CofA suspended Noumea-Magenta 3.3.59; for spares use for F-OATC. Regn cld 15.11.71 as
destroyed.
6271 DH.89M under Contract No.352854/34. Toc K4772 at A&AEE Martlesham Heath 13.4.35 for
performance trials as GR acft under Specification G.18/35. To DTD Coastal Area HQ, Gosport
13.5.35 for trials by Central Defence Development Unit; returned to A&AEE 3.6.35. Stripped of
military equipment 6.6.35; to RAE Farnborough 19.6.35 for trials of automatic controls. To
Instrument & Photographic Flight [7.35]. To Wireless & Electrical Flight 9.35 for radio telephony
experiments; also landing lamp trials. Automatic pilot trials in 7.36; returning to Instrument &
Phtographic Flight for stability trials under gyroscopic control. To 8 MU 13.11.39; returned to
RAE Farnborough 2.12.39 for use as hack. To A&AEE Boscombe Down 4.4.40. To 9 MU
23.11.40. To 38 MU 14.2.41. To 32 MU 18.5.41. To HQ Service Ferry Squadron, Kemble
18.7.41. To DGRD at Lockheed Aircraft 24.7.41. To CRD at A&AEE 30.8.41. To DH Witney
15.6.42 for maintenance. Soc 15.7.42.
6272 Regd G-ADAE [CofR 5477] 20.2.35 to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd, Newcastle/Renfrew.
CofA 4699 issued 17.4.35; dd with United Airways titles 19.4.35. Regd 5.35 to United Airways
Ltd, Blackpool. Merged into British Airways Ltd 1.10.35; regd to them [CofR 6852] 24.3.36;
based Eastleigh. Regd [CofR 8092] 28.8.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Regn cld 5.38 as sold.
Regd in Denmark as OY-DIN [CofR 101/CofA 79] 28.5.38 to Provins Luftfartsselskabet A/S and
operated by Det Danske Luftfartselskap (DDL), Kastrup (dd Copenhagen 18.5.38). Operated by
721 Squadron, Royal Danish AF .40. Restored to OY-DIN. Regn cld 8.5.46 as to UK and dep
Copenhagen same day. Regd G-ADAE 12.6.46 to Stewart Smith & Co Ltd, London [reportedly