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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-84 Dragon / DH-89 Dragon Rapide
    Latest Model:DH-89A Dragon Rapide
    Last Military Serial:RL981 RAF
    Construction Number:6952
    Last Civil Registration:4X-970
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-89A sn RL981 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Israeli Air Force Museum, Hatzerim Airport, Beersheba, Israel

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a DH-89A.

    1946

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n RL981.

    21 January 1948

    To John Dade, Kent with new c/r G-AKRS.

    1 February 1949

    To Air Enterprises, Croydon Airport keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    13 April 1953

    To Airwork Ltd keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    13 May 1960

    To Arthur Westoley, Blackpool keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    23 May 1962

    To Bournemouth Air Taxi keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    5 October 1964

    To Tippers Air Transport keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    1966

    To Shackleton Aviation keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    15 October 1968

    To Trent Valley Aviation, Castle Donington Airport keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    From 24 November 1970 to 28 February 1984

    To Toftwood Aviation keeping c/r G-AKRS.

    20 May 1978

    Based at Israeli Air Force Museum, Hatzerim Airport, Beersheba, Israel.
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    1 March 1984

    To unknown owner with c/r 4X-970.

    Markings Applied: VQ-PAR

    12 August 2014


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: At Israeli Air Force Museum at Hatzerim

    19 November 2014


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Hatzerim, Israel
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     World Military Out of Service 2012 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
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