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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Dove 8
    Construction Number:04517
    Last Civil Registration:G-ARBE
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dove 8 cn 04517 cr G-A...
    Latest Owner or Location:Martin Whale, Swindon, Martin William Andrew Lunn, Broadlands, Burleigh, Stroud

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Dove 8.

    6 May 1960

    To The de Havilland Company, Hatfield with new c/r G-ARBE.

    17 July 1963

    To Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hatfield keeping c/r G-ARBE.

    20 September 1965

    To British Aerospace, Brough, North Humberside keeping c/r G-ARBE.

    From 26 February 1986 to 16 December 1987

    To Thackwell Motorsports Limited, Addlestone, Surrey keeping c/r G-ARBE.

    From 16 December 1987 to 13 August 1993

    To Alan Freeman, Farnham keeping c/r G-ARBE.

    1988


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: At Elstree

    13 August 1993

    To Martin Whale, Swindon, Martin William Andrew Lunn, Broadlands, Burleigh, Stroud keeping c/r G-ARBE.

    12 November 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2010 photo at Little Rissington base
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