Help Save DH Dove ZK-DHW
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Help Save DH Dove ZK-DHW
Hi All,
The DH.104 Dove Preservation Group are trying to raise funds to purchase Dove 8 ZK-DHW and save it from an uncertain future,
ZK-DHW is construction number 04533 and is one of only 21 Dove 8's built, The Dove 8 being the final development of the Dove line fitted with 400hp Gipsy Queen Mk.3's.
DHW's first flight was on the 30th of October 1963 and was registered G-ASMG to what is now BAe Systems. DHW has also carried the registrations VH-JGZ & VH-DHQ.
click on the link to find out more and to pledge your support.
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Regards, Daniel Sherburn
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
DH.104 Dove Preservation Group
The DH.104 Dove Preservation Group are trying to raise funds to purchase Dove 8 ZK-DHW and save it from an uncertain future,
ZK-DHW is construction number 04533 and is one of only 21 Dove 8's built, The Dove 8 being the final development of the Dove line fitted with 400hp Gipsy Queen Mk.3's.
DHW's first flight was on the 30th of October 1963 and was registered G-ASMG to what is now BAe Systems. DHW has also carried the registrations VH-JGZ & VH-DHQ.
click on the link to find out more and to pledge your support.
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Regards, Daniel Sherburn
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
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I'm sorry top hear about ZK-DHW's "uncertain" future and hope it can be saved. It looked to be in good condition when I took this pic at North Shore, NZ, in March 2007:
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Hi All,
16 days to go and we are a long way off, please share and pledge.
If 1000 people pledge $25AU we will be successful,
with current exchange rates 25 Australian Dollars would equal...
18.25 USD
11.75 GBP
16.59 Euro
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Cheers, Dan
DH.104 Dove Preservation Group
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16 days to go and we are a long way off, please share and pledge.
If 1000 people pledge $25AU we will be successful,
with current exchange rates 25 Australian Dollars would equal...
18.25 USD
11.75 GBP
16.59 Euro
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Cheers, Dan
DH.104 Dove Preservation Group
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
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Hi All,
13 days to go,
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
You might be wondering why we have a photo of a BAe Hawk in this post but it is for a good reason. This photo was taken from ZK-DHW when it was with British Aerospace registered as
G-ASMG. G-ASMG's primary role was as a Communications Transport but it was also used as a air to air photography platform
Andrew Lawson has been kind enough to share some of his photos taken from G ASMG, I will let him take up the story.
"Hi,
In my time as a technical photographer at Dunsfold - 1979 -93 - BAe had a ' Communications Fleet ' of Doves for ferrying staff between the sites like Dunsfold, Hatfield, Brough & Warton.
We also had a PA-44 Seminole, G-BGCO.
Before G-ASMG, Dunsfold had a Dragon Rapide - which went into the little museum at Dunsfold for a while, along with aircraft like a Hawker Hart - sadly before my time.
The Dove was eventually replaced by a Jetsream - the appropriately registered G-BWWW, leased from the Distillers Group.
A major retrograde step in my opinion, as the Jetstream had nasty thick curved perspex windows and vibrated like mad, pretty useless for aerial photography unlike the Dove with the removable loo window and upper escape hatch.
MG was often flown by Mike Oliver, a Battle Of Britain City Of London Sqn Spitfire pilot, involved with the relief of Malta flying off the carrier ( HMS Courageous I think ) later Test Pilot on the Gnat & Midge - also racing driver, just to keep busy ! Great guy.
MG was also flown sometimes by Chris Darwin, ex-RN Phantom pilot, notable for his sense of humour - not averse to dogfights in the Dove & Seminole when given the chance to bounce RAF trainees in Hawks.
All the best,
Andy"
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
13 days to go,
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
You might be wondering why we have a photo of a BAe Hawk in this post but it is for a good reason. This photo was taken from ZK-DHW when it was with British Aerospace registered as
G-ASMG. G-ASMG's primary role was as a Communications Transport but it was also used as a air to air photography platform
Andrew Lawson has been kind enough to share some of his photos taken from G ASMG, I will let him take up the story.
"Hi,
In my time as a technical photographer at Dunsfold - 1979 -93 - BAe had a ' Communications Fleet ' of Doves for ferrying staff between the sites like Dunsfold, Hatfield, Brough & Warton.
We also had a PA-44 Seminole, G-BGCO.
Before G-ASMG, Dunsfold had a Dragon Rapide - which went into the little museum at Dunsfold for a while, along with aircraft like a Hawker Hart - sadly before my time.
The Dove was eventually replaced by a Jetsream - the appropriately registered G-BWWW, leased from the Distillers Group.
A major retrograde step in my opinion, as the Jetstream had nasty thick curved perspex windows and vibrated like mad, pretty useless for aerial photography unlike the Dove with the removable loo window and upper escape hatch.
MG was often flown by Mike Oliver, a Battle Of Britain City Of London Sqn Spitfire pilot, involved with the relief of Malta flying off the carrier ( HMS Courageous I think ) later Test Pilot on the Gnat & Midge - also racing driver, just to keep busy ! Great guy.
MG was also flown sometimes by Chris Darwin, ex-RN Phantom pilot, notable for his sense of humour - not averse to dogfights in the Dove & Seminole when given the chance to bounce RAF trainees in Hawks.
All the best,
Andy"
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
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Hi All,
10 days to go, a big thanks to those who have pledged,
We still have a long way to go to be successful so please pledge, share, do what ever you can to spread the word.
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Here is another tale of "MG" from Andrew Lawson.
For our little adventure into head on photography of following aircraft we of course removed the upper escape hatch before take off, I had my sailing dinghy trapeze harness on, with the hook wirelocked shut and a line tied to it, led to a seat mounting with a friend tailing on the end.
I was given a fast jet crash helmet and smoke-proof goggles, but sadly no intercom so we started at I think 120 kts, then the pilot ( ex Gnat Test Pilot Mike Oliver ) asked my chum if I was happy, I'd say yes and we went up another 10 knots, up to 150.
I had been giving the usual hand directions to the PA-44 Seminole behind - as we were in slight cloud the photo's were useless so I won't bother you with them - and by 150 kts it was near impossible to raise my hand without it being whipped aft, but the idea certainly worked and I was keen to try it with a Harrier or Hawk; our ' rival ' photographic outfit at BAe Kingston were dismayed as they always tried to monopolise air to air work and this would give the elusive head on shots, but sadly MG was sold at that point.
The Dove escape hatch experiment must have struck a chord as when I took voluntary redundancy years later ( the accountants had arrived in charge of BAe, and as I'd grown up at Dunsfold since a young boy going around the golf course with my Father I said it was like seeing an old friend with a bad illness ) - Kingston photo in an extremely rare moment of kindness organised a spoof painting by a chap in Technical Publications as my leaving card.
All the best,
Andy
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Cheers, Dan
DH.104 Dove Preservation Group
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
10 days to go, a big thanks to those who have pledged,
We still have a long way to go to be successful so please pledge, share, do what ever you can to spread the word.
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Here is another tale of "MG" from Andrew Lawson.
For our little adventure into head on photography of following aircraft we of course removed the upper escape hatch before take off, I had my sailing dinghy trapeze harness on, with the hook wirelocked shut and a line tied to it, led to a seat mounting with a friend tailing on the end.
I was given a fast jet crash helmet and smoke-proof goggles, but sadly no intercom so we started at I think 120 kts, then the pilot ( ex Gnat Test Pilot Mike Oliver ) asked my chum if I was happy, I'd say yes and we went up another 10 knots, up to 150.
I had been giving the usual hand directions to the PA-44 Seminole behind - as we were in slight cloud the photo's were useless so I won't bother you with them - and by 150 kts it was near impossible to raise my hand without it being whipped aft, but the idea certainly worked and I was keen to try it with a Harrier or Hawk; our ' rival ' photographic outfit at BAe Kingston were dismayed as they always tried to monopolise air to air work and this would give the elusive head on shots, but sadly MG was sold at that point.
The Dove escape hatch experiment must have struck a chord as when I took voluntary redundancy years later ( the accountants had arrived in charge of BAe, and as I'd grown up at Dunsfold since a young boy going around the golf course with my Father I said it was like seeing an old friend with a bad illness ) - Kingston photo in an extremely rare moment of kindness organised a spoof painting by a chap in Technical Publications as my leaving card.
All the best,
Andy
http://kck.st/1O2fKuf
Cheers, Dan
DH.104 Dove Preservation Group
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
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Hi All,
As we head in to the final hour of the kickstarter campaign I would like to thank those whom have pledged their hard earned.
The Kickstarter whilst not raising the funds hoped has exposed the group to a wider audience and has hopefully sparked others to get out in to the aviation preservation collective.
Thank you.
Cheers, Dan
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
http://dh104preservation.webs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
As we head in to the final hour of the kickstarter campaign I would like to thank those whom have pledged their hard earned.
The Kickstarter whilst not raising the funds hoped has exposed the group to a wider audience and has hopefully sparked others to get out in to the aviation preservation collective.
Thank you.
Cheers, Dan
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
http://dh104preservation.webs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DovePreservationGroup
