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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-87
    Latest Model:DH-87B Hornet Moth
    Last Military Serial:W9388 RAF
    Construction Number:8020
    Last Civil Registration:G-ADLY
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-87B sn W9388 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Totalsure Ltd, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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    Dates

    Event

    1935

    Constructed as a DH-87B.

    5 October 1935

    To Sir William Lindsay Everard MP with new c/r G-ADLY.

    2 April 1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n W9388.

    20 May 1946

    To Western Airways, Weston-Super-Mare with new c/r G-ADLY.

    27 November 1946

    To The Marquess of Lononderry keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    22 January 1948

    To Ulster Aviation, Newtownards Airport, N. Ireland keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    From 13 January 1972 to 15 October 1980

    To Anthony Haig-Thomas keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    25 February 1975


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Displayed in 1975 in the now defunct Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend Airport.

    From 15 October 1980 to 11 January 1988

    To Andrew Wood keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    From 11 January 1988 to 6 January 1989

    To Malcolm Victor Gauntlett keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    From 6 January 1989 to 8 July 1991

    To Proteus Petroleum Aviation Ltd keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    From 8 July 1991 to 26 February 1993

    To Robert Marshall Brooks keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    From 26 February 1993 to 17 January 1996

    To Glidegold Ltd keeping c/r G-ADLY.

    17 January 1996

    To Totalsure Ltd, Amsterdam, Netherlands keeping c/r G-ADLY.


    Photographer: Unknown

    1 June 2012


    Photographer: Paul Josef Joe Rimensbrger

    1 June 2012


    Photographer: Paul Josef Joe Rimensbrger
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