Dove Devon and Heron

[acw367]

Time for a new topic. de Havilland produced some world leading piston liners/biz post war. Time for the DH Dove, Devon, Sea Devon and Heron to shine. Let's see what you have

G-ALCU "G-ALVD" de Havilland DH.104 Dove Series 2 Dunlop Aviation Division Midland Air Museum Coventry 19 April 2015. Spurious markings to represent a long-term Coventry based airframe.

G-ALCU G-ALVD Midland Air Museum Coventry 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

D-IFSB De Havilland DH.104 Dove Series 6 de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015

D-IFSB de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

D-IFSB de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-AREA de Havilland DH.104 Dove Series 8 British Aerospace Regional Aircraft Division de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015

G-AREA de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-AREA de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-AORG de Havilland DH.114 Sea Heron C.1 Jersey Airways Classic Air Force Coventry 19 April 2015

G-AORG Classic Air Force Coventry 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-AOTI de Havilland DH.114 Heron Series 2D Rolls Royce de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015

G-AOTI de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-AOTI de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-AOTI de Havilland Aircraft Museum London Colney 19 April 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

ACW367

[EGNH1909]

A pair of Doves and a Devon, all taken at Blackpool Airport (apologies for the military one but thought it was worth including).

G-ARUM Blackpool 10 May 1980.
AS745 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

VP977 Blackpool 9 May 1982.
AS1054 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

D-IKUR Blackpool 27 July 1985.
AS1339 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

Best Wishes
Pete

[Nighthawke]

I really like these DH types - great idea for a themed topic and some nice shots to kick it off. Must search for what I've got this evening when I get home.

[LondonEye]

Lovely old British aircraft.
A lot of aircraft passed through Fairflight Aviation at Biggin Hill, so lucky to see a few over the years.
Well, you asked for it ! The scans have come out.................
enjoy
Pete.

First, the Doves.

G-AJGT at Biggin Hill


DH104 Dove Mossair G-AJGT Biggin Hill


G-ALFU at Duxford


DH104 Dove CAA G-ALFU Duxford


G-ANVU British Air Ferries at Southend


DH104 Dove BAF G-ANVU 1 Southend


G-ARDE at Mildenhall


DH104 Dove G-ARDE Mildenhall


G-AREA at Hatfield


DH104 Dove G-AREA Hatfield


G-AROI at Biggin Hill


DH104 Dove Fairflight G-AROI 3 Biggin Hill


G-BBYA at Southend


DH104 Dove G-BBYA Southend


G-DDCD possibly West Malling


DH104 Dove G-DDCD


G-OPLC at Biggin Hill


DH104 Dove G-OPLC Biggin Hill


D-IKUR at Denham


DH104 Dove D-IKUR 1 Denham


Now the Herons.

G-ANNO at Biggin Hill


DH114 Fairflight G-ANNO 1 Biggin Hill


G-ANSZ at Biggin Hill


DH114 Heron G-ANSZ Biggin Hill


G-AOTI at Biggin Hill


DH114 Heron G-AOTI Biggin Hill (2)


G-APKU at Biggin Hill


DH114 Heron Fairflight G-APKU Biggin Hill


G-APKW at Biggin Hill


DH114 Heron Fairflight G-APKW Biggin Hill


CN-MAA at Gatwick


DH114 CN-MAA Gatwick


9L-LAT at Biggin Hill


DH114 Heron 9L-LAT Biggin Hill

[waghorn41]

Three from me, sorry for the quality but taken with an Kodak Instamatic in a hurry. RAF Northolt 1977/8 (VAS, Southside). I know it's Civilian aviation but as someone has already posted an RAF Devon...
G- AREA, RAE VP959, WB531 (207 Squadron)

Northolt 003 Dove G AREA by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

Northolt 010 RAE Devon by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

Northolt 023 Devon WB 531 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

[GCIJem]

Unknown DH104 Dove at Guernsey Airport

DH114 Heron G-AORG at Guernsey

DH104 Dove G-DDCD at Cranfield 1984

Unknown Heron at Guernsey

BOBMF Dove VP981 at Guernsey

Royal Navy/Naval Air Command DH114 Heron XM296 - Am I correct in thinking this was known as 'The Admirals Barge' ?

[LondonEye]

GCIJem - yes - Admirals Barge.
Have a look at comment on

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tristartech/14770597225

Pete.

[keithnewsome]

Just one for tonight ... I have more ... two herons and two doves ... one photo ... 1970 ish Norwich and I'm in there ?

Keith

[keithnewsome]

And a few of the lovely ladies from my hard drive ... Keith !

Newark.


Newark.


London Colney.


London Colney.


London Colney.

[condor]

Guys, here's The Admiral's Barge . Reno Air Races probaly 2010 . Privately owned and still active then .



rgds condor

[keithnewsome]

They just keep popping up when I least expect it !

Coventry.

[Cessna954]

Great to see so many familiar airframes from the old days, they were certainly popular with many of the UK corporations of the 1970's. In the 1980's I was a student at Farnborough College, on the old campus that was part of the airfield. The RAE Devons were great as they flew visual approaches to land and this often involved a curved approach over our nissen hut classrooms to runway 24 (or was it 25 back then?).

A few examples from me.

G-OPLC during crew training at Lulsgate.
20130426-162102-Bristol-Lulsgate-3 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-ALFU 'flying' again in the Duxford superhangar
20110503-124248-Duxford by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-DHDV at Compton Abbas
20060917-140139-Compton Abbas by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-DHDV and G-HBBC at Yeovilton Airday 2006
20060708-091924-Yeovilton by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-HBBC at Compton Abbas
20050424-093046-Compton Abbas by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Dove flypast at SBAC Farnborough 1998
19980913-Farnborough-85 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-ARHW at Booker
19940207-Booker-3 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Another former CAFU Dove G-ANOV at East Fortune
19930919-East Fortune-6 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

HRH King Hussain of Jordan flying his Dove at SBAC Farnborough
19930725-Fairford-84 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-ARHX at Booker
19910605-Booker-2 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Riley Dove F-BGOA at Toussus-le-Noble
19890613-Toussus-le-Noble-10 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

and a few Herons

Yeovilton Airday 1989
19880730-Yeovilton-27 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

G-AOTI on a mail flight at Lulsgate in 1986
19860802-Lulsgate-8 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Neil

[keithnewsome]

Another different view of a dove / devon with a generation gap ... once again from Coventry taken from a Shackleton window !

[TheMightyOz]

I think this is all I've got

Air Atlantique Open Day 15/08/2009
G-DHDV / VP981 de Havilland Dove 8






G-AORG de Havilland DH114 Sea Heron C.1


Duxford Flying Legends 10/07/2010
D-INKA de Havilland DH.104 Dove 8


Cheers,
Oz

[Professor_M]

British Airliner Collection's G-ALFU at Duxford - another to go outside soon...
DH Dove 6 | G-ALFU | British Airliner Collection by Professor M, on Flickr

Aerolegends' Devon VP981/G-DHDV at Duxford in 2019...
de Havilland Devon C2 | VP981 | G-DHDV | Aerolegends by Professor M, on Flickr

[Professor_M]

G-ALFU is now enjoying the sunshine in front of Airspace at Duxford...
DH Dove 6 | G-ALFU | British Airliner Collection by Professor M, on Flickr