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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-84 Dragon / DH-89 Dragon Rapide
    Latest Model:Dominie I
    Last Military Serial:HG691 RAF
    Construction Number:6676
    Last Civil Registration:G-AIYR
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dominie I sn HG691 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Classic Wings, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire / Cambs, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1943

    Constructed as a Dominie I.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n HG691.

    From 8 December 1946 to 17 March 1952

    To Reid and Singrist Ltd, Leics with new c/r G-AIYR.

    From 31 March 1952 to 14 January 1953

    To Rodney Carne, Middlesex keeping c/r G-AIYR.

    From 21 January 1953 to 22 April 1971

    To Hunting Surveys and Consultants Ltd, Boreham Wood keeping c/r G-AIYR.

    From 22 July 1971 to 8 November 1978

    To Viv Bellamy, Hook, Hants keeping c/r G-AIYR.

    From 10 January 1979 to 17 April 1991

    To Cherry and Christopher Cyster keeping c/r G-AIYR.

    17 April 1991

    To Clacton Aero Club (1988) Ltd keeping c/r G-AIYR.

    16 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    24 August 1999

    To Fairmont Investments Ltd keeping c/r G-AIYR.

    13 July 2000


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: G-AIYR without tail-letter at Duxford, UK

    19 September 2002

    To Spectrum Leisure Ltd, Clacton Airfield, Clacton-On-Sea keeping c/r G-AIYR.
    Maintenance base is at Clacton Airfield however operates on pleasure flights from Duxford under the title Classic Wings.

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford.

    Operated by Classic Wings, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    8 October 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Duxford Autumn Air Show 2006

    27 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Giving pleasure flights at Imperial War Museum at Duxford in UK

    13 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford Autumn Airshow
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