Aaah - de Havilland!
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Aaah - de Havilland!
Shamelessly lifted from the Kiwi Pilots FB site:
”A gaggle of Rapides at Milford Sound 1966”
Mitre Peak in the background.
”A gaggle of Rapides at Milford Sound 1966”
Mitre Peak in the background.
Last edited by India Four Two; 30th Jun 2018 at 22:47.
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120 miles southeast of my photo?
Yeah, something like that.
It's a real pity that none of those DH86 Express airliners survived. The last NZ example was cut-up for scrap and the flamable parts burnt in a pyre not long after the end of WWII.
I believe no other examples survived anywhere in the world either.
It's a real pity that none of those DH86 Express airliners survived. The last NZ example was cut-up for scrap and the flamable parts burnt in a pyre not long after the end of WWII.
I believe no other examples survived anywhere in the world either.
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I only looked at the photo on my phone and hadn't noticed the four engines. Yes, such a shame that none survive.
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The last DH-86 Express was owned by The Hampshire Aeroplane Club and was abandoned in Spain after a landing mishap in 1958; it languished there for a while before presumably being scrapped.
