G-AGJG

G-AGJG

de Havilland 89A Dragon Rapide c/n 6517 ex X7344

c/n 6517 Built at Hatfield by de Havilland as a Dominie Mk 1 against Contract No B.104592/40 (batch of Qty 150) with serial X7344 and initially taken on charge at 9 MU 20.3.41. Delivered 10.5.41 to No 1 Camouflage Flight, Hendon. Officially SOC as Damaged beyond Repair due to engine fire on start-up at Doncaster 3.6.42. Categorised “MR Cat nc” (probably M(c) for Repair beyond unit capability although after 1941 it was supposed to be Ac) 15.6.42 and Repaired on Site 2.7.42 by CRO. To 18 MU 10.10.42. Issued to the AAJC, Renfrew 13.10.43. Regd 25.10.43 (CofR No 9487) to Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew/Inverness. CofA No.7030 issued 15.2.44. Cld 31.1.47 & Re-Regd 1.2.47 to British European Airways Corporation, Northolt. Cld 15.9.48 & Re- Regd 14.10.48 to Adie Aviation Ltd, Croydon. Cld 31.12.48 & Re-Regd 10.1.49 to Mediterranean Air Services Ltd, c/o Adie Aviation Ltd., Croydon. CofA lapsed 11.1.50. Cld 3.7.50 & Re-Regd 4.8.50 to Adie Aviation Ltd, Croydon and stored until Cof renewed 23.8.52. Cld 8.6.53 & Re-Regd 9.6.53 to Ernest Arthur Taylor and operated by Island Air Services, Heathrow. Cld 16.3.54 & Re-Regd 2.4.54 to IAS (London) Ltd t/a Island Air Services, Heathrow; Ramsgate wef .57. Cld 10.3.59 & Re-Regd 13.3.59 to Thomas H. Marshall and, operated by Christchurch Aero Club, Christchurch. Delivered from Christchurch 10.9.60, initially to Cardiff due to bad weather at Swansea in the morning, but continued to Fairwood Common in the afternoon. Cld 12.9.60 & Re-Regd 26.9.60 to Ernest P Jones (t/a Swansea Airways from 10.60), Fairwood Common. CofA lapsed 1.6.61. Cld 27.11.61 & Re-Regd 18.12.61 to Thomas H. Marshall, Christchurch. CofA renewed 27.4.62. Cld 8.5.62 & Re-Regd 11.5.62 to Gerald A. Dommett, Thruxton; Suffered heavy landing (believed to be 20.5.62) During overhaul by Christchurch Aero Club, parts of G-AFRK used as spares at this time. These included the Port upper and lower mainplanes and, after suitable test-flying was signed-off on 1.6.62. Suffered spar damage when starboard lower wing contacted ground at Thruxton (believed to be 14.10.62) and again returned to Christchurch Aero Club where further parts from G-AFRK were added to the damaged wing and signed off on 30.10.62. Later moved to Booker. Cld 15.4.67 & CofA lapsed 28.4.67. Re-Regd 8.6.67 to John A. Galt, Booker. Cld & Re-Regd 25.3.68 to Aerial Enterprises Ltd, Booker (later open store at Halfpenny Green). CofA renewed 20.6.69 but lapsed again 15.11.74. Sold by early .75 to Emanuel Wein, Biggin Hill. To Emanuel Wein & Duxford Aviation Society and ferried to Duxford 17.8.75. Regd Ownership unchanged from 25.3.68 until Cld & Re-Regd 3.1.84 to Emanuel Wein, Duxford. Regd 20.3.86 to Mark. J. & David J.T. Miller, Duxford. Long-term rebuild and now flying again in Scottish Airways scheme.