70 years ago today....first flight of the Dehavilland Dove
On the 25th of September 1945, the DH-104 took to the air for the first time...70 years in about 12 are still airworthy and flying...3 alone here in Germany.
For the past ten years I have had the honour and pleasure to fly on of them and still smile every time I get to fly her.
For me it was the first "airliner" I got to fly on after I left flight school and therefor the Dove has a special place in my heart.
What are your stories? The most be many people on her who flew on a dove or flew a dove in while they where still in active service. Or maybe somebody knows a story about the maiden flight 70 years ago...
Please share your memories and lets celebrate one of the most successful British airliners.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Dove