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You have it, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes it is the Spartan Executive often called "Aristocrat of the Air". This was the aircraft concerned.
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You have it, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes it is the Spartan Executive often called "Aristocrat of the Air". This was the aircraft concerned.
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I'm afraid I contributed my meagre bit earlier on, so I'll pass my turn to someone else. 
Isn't the Spartan a beautiful aircraft though? I was fortunate enough to get to sit in one at an airshow in Dayton OH once. There was, I believe, a one-of version of the 7W - the 12W - equipped with a nose wheel. Rumour also had it that the King of Saudi Arabia ordered several for his personal transportation needs, but WW2 interferred before he got them up and running. Maybe somewhere in the desert there are a few still in their shipping crates?
Isn't the Spartan a beautiful aircraft though? I was fortunate enough to get to sit in one at an airshow in Dayton OH once. There was, I believe, a one-of version of the 7W - the 12W - equipped with a nose wheel. Rumour also had it that the King of Saudi Arabia ordered several for his personal transportation needs, but WW2 interferred before he got them up and running. Maybe somewhere in the desert there are a few still in their shipping crates?
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It certainly is a beautiful aircraft. Here is a site that has photographs of some survivors. http://www.dtlinn.com/spartanexecutive.html
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It certainly is a beautiful aircraft. Here is a site that has photographs of some survivors. http://www.dtlinn.com/spartanexecutive.html
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Pigboat - Of the 34 model 7W's built, one was custom fitted for King Ghazi of Iraq (s/n 19, YI-SOF) - it had gold anodized skin and a throne on the rear seat. Later commandeered by the RAF as AX666. (Hmmmm...)
My fiancee & I had a delightful ride in s/n 16 almost 40 years ago. It flew just like it looks!
My fiancee & I had a delightful ride in s/n 16 almost 40 years ago. It flew just like it looks!
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Thanks cringe. Unfortunately it didnt help very much. Can you give a hint regarding its nationality? It is believed that the DH84 and 89 were built under licence by Japan, Switzerland, Czechoslavakia and Spain was it one of these?
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Another European country. The company (name starts with B) acquired a licence in 1934, but the type in question is a modification of the original idea, with its own designation. First flight: June 1934.
