This Day in Aviation History
September 25th, 1945
First flight of the de Havilland Dove.
 
The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British short-haul airliner developed and manufactured by de Havilland. It was a monoplane successor to the prewar de Havilland Dragon Rapide biplane. The design came about from the Brabazon Committee report which, amongst other aircraft types, called for a British-designed short-haul feeder for airlines.
 
The Dove was a popular aircraft and is considered to be one of Britain’s most successful postwar civil designs, in excess of 500 aircraft were manufactured between 1946 and 1967. Several military variants were operated, such as the Devon by the Royal Air Force, the Sea Devon by the Royal Navy, the type also saw service with a number of overseas military forces…..
 
Source:
Wikipedia, de Havilland Dove: http://gstv.us/1G5BAbl
 
YouTube, Reisen wie die Queen 1955 – De Havilland Dove 1.04 MK8 – LTU Classic: http://gstv.us/1G5BBMc
 
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