Board of Trade Doves
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I can remember as a child playing in the derelict fuselages of the two Doves at Biggin Hill that were dumped in the long grass over behind the blue Air Touring hangar in 1978. There was at the time lots of Doves and Herons about on the airfield, it was a fascinating place. Seem to also remember a Britannia there too but might be mistaken.
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G-ASSV, that would be them. Prior to that there was another Dove, CS-TAB on the fire dump.
First time I went there in 1975 was an ex Air Spain Britannia which had been vandalised; it was scrapped and an ex IAS Britannia arrived to take its place near the Express Aviation Services hangar I think. My recollection was thyey were there for engine tests, seem unlikely though.
First time I went there in 1975 was an ex Air Spain Britannia which had been vandalised; it was scrapped and an ex IAS Britannia arrived to take its place near the Express Aviation Services hangar I think. My recollection was thyey were there for engine tests, seem unlikely though.
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This might be considered off-topic, but BAe operated several Doves as a 'hack' communications fleet between airfields in the 1970's-80's.
I had the pleasure of many trips in G-ASMG, Dunsfold's example; I'm not sure the pilots were quite so keen on the 1 engine out performance though.
A certain JF landed MG so smoothly one day we literally did not know we were on the ground...
Last I heard G-ASMG was still doing well in Australia / New Zealand.
I had the pleasure of many trips in G-ASMG, Dunsfold's example; I'm not sure the pilots were quite so keen on the 1 engine out performance though.
A certain JF landed MG so smoothly one day we literally did not know we were on the ground...
Last I heard G-ASMG was still doing well in Australia / New Zealand.
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Does anyone know where there might be spares (NOS) for the dove? I'm chasing a nose tyre, pistons and rings. We also have a bunch of spares that we may be able to trade or buy out right.
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Doves! Doves you call them. More like vultures picking over the corpses of itinerant aircraft engineers when the BoT ran the exams for LAME's, whom if successful were then licenced by the ARB. My last involvement with them was in 1968, when they turned a gifted ex-RAF avionics engineer into a gibbering wreck. Got all the licences though. 
PS sorry for thread drift. But BoT and Doves didn't ring true.
PS sorry for thread drift. But BoT and Doves didn't ring true.
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In the latter years, certainly the mid 70's, the CAA did extensive calibration tests on ILS installations using Dove's up and down the country. Went on few myself. I much admired the pilots who flew them - great skills with a precise approach always.
