Ahh DeHaviland
I had the pleasure of flying the Dove and the Heron, both have left me with great memories.
The Doves I flew were operated by "The Northern Territory Aero Medical Service'
commonly refered to as NTAMS. The Dove gave many years of reliable service in Australias Northern Territory.
The Dove was replaced by the Nomad but in the transition period, if given a choice of aircraft I always chose the Dove as it was more satisfying to fly and in fact performed better than the Nomad. Sure the Nomad could get in and out of shorter field but it cruised slower and was no where as nice to fly.
The Dove and its big brother the Heron two of my all time favorites.