Individual aircraft detail page

DeHavilland Australia

Drover

General information.

Number built. 20

We would like to thank the following people for their assistance in comiling this page:

Rod Cork.

Stuart Lee.

Terry Magee.

Dion Makowski.

John Moglia.

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194? The aircraft was registered as VH-DHA.

23Jan1948 The aircraft flew for the first time.

28Oct1948 The aircraft was acquired on loan by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and was allocated to the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) at Laverton, Victoria, for trials.

23Jun1949 The aircraft was returned to DHA.

13Oct1949 The aircraft was acquired by the Department of Civil Aviation.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-CAU.

16Apr1952 The aircraft crashed into the sea near Wewak, Papua New Guinea.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-BHU.

19? The aircraft was registered as G-APPP.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-BMU.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

19? The aircraft was registered as G-ALLK.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-CAT.

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15Sep1950 The aircraft was registered as VH-EBQ.

195? The aircraft was re-registered as G-ALLK.

195? The registration G-ALLK was cancelled.

195? The aircraft was re-registered as VH-EBQ.

195? The aircraft was acquired by QANTAS.

16Jul1951 The aircraft crashed into the sea off Lae, Papua New Guinea. All 7 on board died as a result of the accident.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-DRA.

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09Apr1951 The aircraft was registered as VH-EBR.

195? The aircraft was acquired by QANTAS.

31Aug1954 The aircraft was re-registered as VQ-FAO.

195? The aircraft was acquired by Fiji Airways.

18Aug1954 The aircraft crashed in Fiji.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-DRB.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FDR.

? The aircraft was acquired by the Queensland Air Museum.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-DRC.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FDS.

? The aircraft was acquired by the Queensland Air Museum.

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19Sep1951 The aircraft was registered as VH-EBS.

03Mar1955 The aircraft was registered as VQ-FAQ.

195? The aircraft was acquired by Fiji Airways.

30Dec1955 The aircraft crashed in Fiji.

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31Oct1951 The aircraft was registered as VH-EBT.

1951 The aircraft was acquired by Qantas.

31Aug1954 The aircraft was registered as VQ-FAP.

13Sep1961 The aircraft was registered acquired by Australian National Airlines and re-registered as VH-ADN.

11Jul1973 The registration was cancelled.

11Dec1973 The aircraft was re-registered as VH-ADN.

24Jun1981 The registration was cancelled.

? The aircraft was re-registered as VH-ADN.

25Sep2000 The aircraft was acquired as VH-ADN by Bathurst Vintage Joy Flights, P.O. Box 305, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-DRE.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

19? The aircraft was re-registered as VH-FDT and was named "Eric Donaldson".

19? The aircraft was acquired by Air Melanesia and was re-registered as VP-PAP.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-AZM.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FDU.

19? The aircraft was acquired by Ron Lee.

19? The aircraft was acquired on loan by Air World Aviation Museum at Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FDC.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Central Australian Aviation Museum, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-EAZ.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-EAS.

19? The aircraft was painted up as VH-FDT.

15Dec1959 The aircraft was registered as G-APXX.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Air Navigation and Trading Co. Ltd. 1960.

May1967 The aircraft was placed on display at the Southend Museum in the UK.

26Nov1973 The registration G-APXX was finally cancelled.

1983 The aircraft was acquired by Doug Arnold.

? The aircraft was acquired by the Second World War Aircraft Preservation Society at Lasham, UK. 1996.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VQ-FAR.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VQ-FAS.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-DRF.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-AZS.

? The aircraft was acquired by Tiger Moth World at Torquay, Victoria, Australia.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FDA.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

1960 The Gipsy Major engines were removed and Lycoming O-360-A1A engines.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-UNK.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-UMA.

19? The aircraft was re-registered as ZK-DDD.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FBC.

? The aircraft was acquired by the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.

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19? The aircraft was registered as VH-AHZ.

19? The aircraft was re-registered as VQ-FAH.

19? The aircraft was re-registered as VP-PAE. The report that quoted this registration is questionable and my be a typing error.

1961 The aircraft was registered as VH-PAB.

19? At this time this aircraft was being operated by Pastoral Aviation.

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-DHM.

1981 The aircraft was acquired by Hawker deHavilland.

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Australian Aviation College.

1993 The aircraft was acquired by British Aerospace Flight Training, P.O. Box 532, Salisbury, South Australia.

19Sep2000 The aircraft was acquired by the Hawker deHavilland Historic Group.

19? The aircraft was loaned to the Australian Aviation Museum.

200? The aircraft was placed on loan to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). It was based at Albion Park, New South Wales.

Unidentified examples.

VH-DRP

19? The aircraft was acquired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

VH-FDP

19? The aircraft was registered as VH-FDP.