\u00a9 Ian Haskell\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.14″ text_text_color=”#21236b” text_font_size=”20px” text_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n
G-APDB<\/p>\n
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\nG-APDB was presented to the East Anglian Aviation Society, Duxford 12th Feb. 1974. The galley below show it in Dan Air colours in October 1990.<\/p>\n
The aircraft is a Mk.4 and was first registered 27\/07\/1958 to de Haviland Aircraft Company.<\/p>\n
Delivered to BOAC in September 1958.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Sold to Malaysian Airways in September 1965<\/b> where it was re-registered 9M-AOB.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Malaysian Airways and Singapore Airlines merged in December 1966 it\u00a0retained registration.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Sold to Dan Air in October 1969 where it served until its last flight on 23\/11\/73.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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XK695<\/p>\n
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\nG-AMXH was registered to the de Havilland Co. 08\/01\/1953, It was then converted to a C.2.<\/p>\n
Registered XK695 joined RAF 216 Sqd, as ‘Perseus’ on 14\/09\/1956. It returned to de Havilland on 17\/06\/1960.<\/p>\n
It was converted to 2R spec. and on 08\/03\/1963 joined 51 Sqd. Withdrawn from service in December 1974.<\/p>\n
Donated to Duxford in 1975.<\/p>\n
The gallery below was from October 1990. There was a great deal of work being undertaken to determine the extent of the aircraft’s deterioration. Sadly it proved to be beyond restoration and was later scrapped.<\/p>\n
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