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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Devon C.1
    Last Military Serial:NZ1814 RNZAF
    Construction Number:04397
    Last Civil Registration:VH-CJX
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Devon C.1 sn NZ1814 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lincoln Nitschkes Aviation Musuem, Greenock, South Australia

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a Devon C.1.

    4 May 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ1814.

    February 1962


    Photographer: Mike Madden
    Notes: Devon C.1 NZ1814 at Whenuapai NZ in February 1962, all silver finish

    July 1968

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at RNZAF Station Wigram.

    November 1970

    To Murchison Air Services Pty Ltd, Perth Airport WA.

    May 1971


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: NZ1814 being assembled at Perth Airport in May 1971, prior to having the Gipsy Queen engines hung

    1972

    To Altair Pty Ltd, Perth-Jandakot Airport.

    May 1972


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: NZ1814 was registered VH-CJX at Jandakot during May 1972. White with orange and back trim

    From 1972 to 10 June 1974

    To Altair Pty Ltd, Jandakot Airport, Perth WA with new c/r VH-CJX.

    June 1973


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Jandakot charter operator Altair Pty Ltd used Doves and a Heron on contracts carrying workers to iron ore mining sitesin the north of WA and Barrow Island for the oil drilling fields at Barrow Island, extending to Broome and Timor

    January 1975

    To Armor Coatings (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Adelaide SA.

    13 May 1975

    Transported by ground.
    Trucked from Perth Jandakot to Adelaide.

    Circa 1983


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1983 photo at Albury

    From 1985 to 2000

    To Lincoln Nitschke.
    Stored, dismantled at Parafield.

    Circa 2000

    To Lincoln Nitschkes Aviation Musuem, Greenock, South Australia.
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