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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Dove 6
    Construction Number:04313
    Last Civil Registration:PK-LEA
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dove 6 cn 04313 cr PK-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Saatas, East Indonesia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Dove 6.

    1951

    To French Cie Nord Africaine de Lhyperphosphate with new c/r F-BFVL.

    To Textile Cotoniere with new c/r F-OABL.

    9 July 1956

    To Societe Nat de Constructions Aero Du Sud Ouest/Sncaso, Paris, Aeroport de Paris with new c/r F-BFVL (Dh 104 Serie 2, 04313).
    Based at Villacoublay-velizy.

    27 August 1957

    Civil registration, F-BFVL, cancelled.

    From 28 August 1957 to 29 March 1967

    To Ind Coope and Allsopp, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire with new c/r G-APCZ.

    May 1967

    To Chartwell with new c/r VH-MJD.

    August 1968


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: DH.104 Dove 6 VH-MJD joined the fleet when SAATAS bought out a smaller rival, Chartair Aviation of Adelaide in 1969.The Dove was sent to West Irian that year for a survey contract, leading to the formation of SAAATS (East Indonesia), withwhom the Dove was reregistered PK-LEA.

    Circa 1969

    To Oasis keeping c/r VH-MJD.

    1970

    To Saatas, East Indonesia with new c/r PK-LEA.

    25 December 1974

    Damaged.
    Badly damaged at Darwin Airport by Cyclone Tracey.

    January 1975


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Darwin Airport - January 1975, - after Cyclone Tracy wrecked 100 aircraft

    14 October 1975


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: After undercarriage, engines, props and other parts had been removed, the stripped hulk was moved by road from Darwin Airport to East Point Military Museum, Darwin, along with other aircraft wrecked by the cyclone.


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    DGCA Civil Aircraft Register (France)
    Ed Coates Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection by Ed Coates

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