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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-84 Dragon / DH-89 Dragon Rapide
    Latest Model:Dominie I
    Last Military Serial:2307 FAPo
    Construction Number:6899
    Last Civil Registration:CS-ADI
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dominie I sn 2307 FAPo...
    Latest Owner or Location:Museo do Ar Sintra, Sintra Airport, Sintra, Lisboa (Lisbon)

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    Constructed as a Dominie I.

    Some portuguese sources state that this is actually DH-89A c/n 6430 (or 6439?) with previous C/R of CS-AEB and CR-LCO (Angola).
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    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n NR825.

    To Companhia de Transportes Aeros (CTA) with new c/r CS-ADI.

    1950

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forca Aerea Portuguesa with s/n 2307.

    Transferred to 1 BA.
    Utilized as VIP transport.

    1968

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Forca Aerea Portuguesa.

    By November 1979

    Placed on display with Museo do Ar Sintra, Sintra Airport, Sintra, Lisboa (Lisbon).
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    6 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    6 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Sintra
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     European Military Out of Service 2011 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden
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     Robert Nichols
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