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05 Oct 2018 11:30 - 05 Oct 2018 11:32 #1
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Ex Rolls Roce Heron G-AOTI at Salisbury Hall in May 2015
interesting way the door covers two alternative openings....
interesting way the door covers two alternative openings....
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22 Feb 2019 10:27 #2
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In RAF service the Heron was called Heron, so why was the Dove called Devon???????????
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25 Feb 2019 13:01 #3
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I read somewhere that Dove was considered an inappropriate name for a military aircraft
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In RAF service the Heron was called Heron, so why was the Dove called Devon???????????
I read somewhere that Dove was considered an inappropriate name for a military aircraft
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25 Feb 2019 20:59 - 25 Feb 2019 21:00 #4
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G-ANXB at Winthorpe (Newark Air Museum) - 29 March 2013
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25 Feb 2019 21:10 #5
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De Havilland Heron 2D (G-ANUO) - 27 August 2009 at Croydon
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25 Feb 2019 21:42 #6
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It war RAF naming policy that light transports were named for shires. Dove became Devon; a Percival Prince development became Pembroke; Airspeed Ambassador nearly became Ayrshire.
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In RAF service the Heron was called Heron, so why was the Dove called Devon???????????
I read somewhere that Dove was considered an inappropriate name for a military aircraft
It war RAF naming policy that light transports were named for shires. Dove became Devon; a Percival Prince development became Pembroke; Airspeed Ambassador nearly became Ayrshire.
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09 Mar 2019 09:43 #7
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But prewar the RAF operated DH Flamingos!!!!!
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