Hi Tony. Phew. Thought I was in trouble
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Sounds like you had a lucky escape. The Dove probably ended up as pots and pans
) Well The author of the book is right. I looked everywhere in the public arena and your photo is the one referenced and illustrated. Its amazing that there is no info on this aircraft. That's why I think its important I put it together and make it public as I have some good stuff. So Tony between you and me we have the only photos. Yours its final grave and mine when it was born. The photo I have the Dove looks new with Bristows written down the main fuselage. From memory the top section is white and under carriage blue but till I dig it out cant confirm. I hope dads log book will give us some more insight but also from memory they pranged it bending the props. But I need to confirm that was the Dove. Kinda exciting really. Who would have thought the old Dove would have been of interest. I bought the book and tried to find the author as I wanted to have a chat with him. Are you still able to contact him? So how long were you in Nigeria for?? Dad was always taking photos. Slides were his thing so I have to get a slide scanner to get them sorted. I went to Port Harcourt in 75 to see dad. He brought us to a restaurant that had bullet holes in the windows. Then we flew to Eket in a DC3 chickens and all. That was some flight. In Eket dad brought me to see an old house that had a dry fountain out front. In the fountain were a few rusty AK47's. Seemed to be the trappings of war all over. Very memorable trip.