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6280 Regd G-ADBU [CofR 5570] 27.4.35 to United Airways Ltd, Heston/Stanley Park. CofA 4794
issued 29.4.35; dd same day. Merged into British Airways Ltd 1.10.35; regd to them [CofR 6697]
31.1.36, based Stanley Park. Transferred 11.6.36 to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew;
regd to them [CofR 7276] 19.8.36. Believed crashed since regn cld 11.36 as pwfu with current
CofA.
6281 Regd G-ADAK [CofR 5486] .35 to Hillmans Airways Ltd but not delivered. Regd [CofR 5869]
10.5.35 to British Continental Airways Ltd, Croydon; named "St Patrick". CofA 4827 issued
14.5.35; dd 15.5.35. Taken over by British Airways Ltd 1.8.36 but not used and sold 8.36 to
Airwork Ltd. Sold to Cecil Stave 8.36 on behalf of Spanish Republicans; financed through Union
Founders Trust Ltd. Sold 28.8.36 to Le Federation Populaire des Sports Aeronautiques. Regd
[CofR 7317] 3.9.36 to Cecil H Stave, Croydon. Regn cld 9.36 as sold abroad. Detained at
Croydon to prevent export and after attempt by three Frenchmen to "liberate" it was aborted.
Regd [CofR 7553] 15.12.36 to Union Founders Trust Ltd, Croydon. Sold 29.1.37 to Air Dispatch
Ltd, Croydon and regd [CofR 7737] 5.3.37 to [finance coy] Mutual Finance Ltd, Croydon. Op
9.37 by Provinsluftfartselskabet A/S, Denmark. Regd [CofR 8408] 22.3.38 to John Wormald,
Croydon; probably as nominee for Air Dispatch Ltd. Regd 19.1.39 to Mutual Finance Ltd,
Croydon [nominal change only]. Regd 2.12.39 to The Hon Mrs Victor Bruce; still operated by her
company Air Dispatch Ltd, Cardiff. Regd 1.2.40 to Anglo-European Airways Ltd, Cardiff. Regd
14.5.40 to Air Dispatch Ltd, Cardiff. Regn cld 7.7.40 as sold. Impressed 7.7.40 as AW155 and
to 8 AACU Westonzoyland 6.7.40; later Old Sarum and Cardiff. To 18 MU Dumfries 28.6.41.
Issued to OADU Kemble 4.4.42. To 6 AOS Staverton 9.8.42; renamed 6 (O)AFU 4.43. To DH
Witney for repair 17.6.43. To Station Flight Halton 21.9.43. To DH Witney 11.9.44 for major
inspection but soc for spares 26.9.44.
6282 Regd G-ADDE [CofR 5634] 7.5.35 to Aberdeen Airways Ltd, Dyce; named "The Aberdonian".
CofA 4815 issued 31.5.35; dd 1.6.35 [also quoted as 9.7.35]. Damaged when overturned in
forced landing in fog en route Dyce to Shetland 10.9.36; repaired. Regd [on change of name]
2.37 to Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) Ltd, Dyce. Regd [CofR 8158] 21.10.37 to North Eastern
Airways Ltd, Croydon. Regn cld 27.5.40 as sold. To 110 (AAC) Wing, Ringway 27.3.40 and
impressed as X9386 31.3.40. To 6 AACU Ringway 25.5.40. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 28.5.40;
on detachment to France. To DH Witney for major inspection 3.12.40. To HQ ATA White
Waltham 3.6.41. To 39 MU Colerne 1.10.41 [on flight charge; stored wef 24.6.42]. To 26
Squadron, Gatwick 11.9.42; to Gatwick Station Flight 8.2.43. To DH Witney for major inspection
23.3.44. To RAE Farnborough 10.6.44. To DH Witney 18.8.45. To 5 MU Kemble for disposal
8.11.45. Sold 24.3.47 to EL Gandar Dower but not restored to register and presumed used for
spares at Dyce.
6283 Regd G-ADDD [CofR 5632] 4.3.35 to Flt Lt Edward H Fielden as nominee for HRH The Prince of
Wales (later The King's Flight wef 21.7.36), Hendon. CofA 4802 issued 8.6.35; delivered same
day. First aircraft to carry a reigning British monarch (by then King Edward VII) on 21.1.36. Sold
8.5.37 to Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, Weston-super-Mare (for £3,345) and regd [CofR
7892] 25.5.37 to The Channel Trust Ltd [as nominee]. Regd [CofR 8444] 9.4.38 to Weston
Airport Ltd; operated by Western Airways Ltd, Weston-super-Mare. Regd [CofR 8855] 1.11.38 to
Western Airways Ltd, Weston-super-Mare. Regn cld 4.6.40 as sold and to 8 AACU Cardiff
1.6.40. Impressed as AW116 25.7.40. To DH Witney for major inspection 7.4.41 and soc
22.5.41. Note: Marks worn for brief period by G-AJHO .87.
6284 Regd G-ADDF [CofR 5635] .35 to Aberdeen Airways Ltd, Dyce; probably not delivered. CofA
4994 issued 8.8.35. Regd [CofR 6243] 27.8.35 to Hillmans Airways Ltd, Stapleford [possibly dd
15.8.35]. Merged into British Airways Ltd, Heston 11.12.35; regd to them [CofR 6628] 10.1.36,
based Stapleford. Transferred 29.6.36 and regd [CofR 7277] 19.8.36 to Northern & Scottish
Airways Ltd, Renfrew. Regd [CofR 8098] 31.8.37 to Airwork Ltd, Heston. Regn cld 9.37 as sold
abroad and delivered prior to 7.9.37 to Spanish Republicans via M. Vandervelde/Lejeune
Aviation, Esbly, France.
6285 CofA 4966 issued 20.7.35 to Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways; handed over 29.7.35 and dd
Croydon-Salisbury 1.8.35-11.8.35. Regd VP-YAU 8.35 to Rhodesian & Nyasaland Airways Ltd.
Damaged Tete 28.12.37; repaired. Taken over 1.2.40 by Southern Rhodesian Air Services
(SRAS) as 301. SOC 7.8.44.
6286 Regd G-ADBV [CofR 5571] 4.35 to United Airways Ltd, Heston/Stanley Park [not delivered].
Regd [CofR 5915] 28.5.35 to Jersey Airways Ltd, Jersey [based Heston]; named "St Ouens Bay
II". CofA 4795 issued 6.6.35; dd 9.6.35. Regd [CofR 7900] 31.5.37 to John Dade, Croydon [as
nominee for Norman Edgar [Western Airways] Ltd, Weston-super-Mare]. Regd [CofR 8855]
1.11.38 to Western Airways Ltd, Weston-super-Mare. To 24 Squadron, Hendon 3.10.39. Regn
cld 12.1.40 as sold. Impressed as X8511 2.3.40 and retained by 24 Squadron. To DH Witney
for repairs 22.10.41 and soc 2.11.41.