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1944 |
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Constructed as a Dominie I. |
28 July 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n NR683.
At 5 MU. |
11 July 1946 |
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To AAJC, Speke, Liverpool with new c/r G-AHXW.
Used by Ministry of Supply. |
14 August 1946 |
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To British European Airways Corporation keeping c/r G-AHXW. |
14 April 1953 |
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To AJ Whittemore (Aeradio) Ltd, Croydon; keeping c/r G-AHXW. |
2 November 1954 |
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To The Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, White Waltham keeping c/r G-AHXW.
Used for survey work. |
15 July 1956 |
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Photographer: Gerald Lawrance
Notes: At Wisley |
27 February 1968 |
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To GRM Airwork Ltd, Staverton keeping c/r G-AHXW. |
16 March 1971 |
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Civil registration, G-AHXW, cancelled. |
Circa July 1971 |
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To Jr O Brien and RM Puryear, Portola Valley, CA with new c/r N683DH. |
June 1973 |
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Photographer: William T Larkins
Notes: N683DH was a grand sight at the Merced, California, antique airplane show in June 1973 |
25 July 1974 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX683DH (DH-89A MKIV, 6782) issued. |
April 1975 |
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To EAA Museum Foundation Inc, Oshkosh WI; keeping c/r N683DH. |
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To Maury Rasmussen Fiel, San Andreas, CA.
 View the Location Dossier |
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Markings Applied: N683DH |
12 February 1998 |
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To William B. Field, Ashland, OR keeping c/r N683DH. |
21 July 2010 |
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To James M. Bowers Trustee, Moraga, CA keeping c/r N683DH. |
30 March 2015 |
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To James M. Bowers Trustee, Walnut Creek, CA keeping c/r N683DH. |
19 January 2017 |
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To Historic Flight Foundation, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N683DH. |
5 June 2017 |
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Photographer: Tim Martin
Notes: At Campbell River, BC, Canada |
21 July 2018 |
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Photographer: Leland Schmidt
Notes: Historic Flight Foundations DeHavilland DH-89A Mk IV Dominie/Dragon Rapide (C/N 6782) taxis from their ramp at Everett Paine Field |
11 August 2018 |
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Involved in an incident.
N683DH, a vintage De Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide biplane operated by Historic Flight Foundation, was conducting air rides at the termination of the second day of the Abbotsford International Airshow, when it departed with four passengers off runway 25 from the intersection of Taxiway Delta for a local flight to the South East. During the initial climb shortly after becoming airborne, the aircraft impacted the runway with its right wings, and came to rest on its nose on the right edge of the runway with approximately 3000 feet remaining. ARFF responded and were on scene within a few minutes. Three passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for observation. One passenger received serious injuries, and was airlifted by helicopter. The pilot was seriously injured, and required to be extricated from the wreckage; he was also airlifted to the hospital. The airplane was substantially damaged. |
1 May 2020 |
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Civil registration, N683DH, cancelled. |
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