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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Dove 6A
    Construction Number:04416
    Last Civil Registration:VH-NBM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dove 6A cn 04416 cr VH...
    Latest Owner or Location:Private Collection-Ron Schneider, Burrum, Murtoa, Victoria

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Dove 6A.
    Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A 04416

    To unknown owner with c/r N711BK (DH104 DOVE 6A, 04416).

    1953

    To Ing Jose Villanueva Aquillera, Mexico with new c/r XB-TEZ.

    20 December 1958

    To J. E. Boscards, with new c/r N5553V.
    Operated for Alder Creek Cattle Co.

    To Sardia Airways keeping c/r N5553V.

    1963

    To Texas State General Land Office, Austin, TX keeping c/r N5553V.

    1969

    To William K. Kraft, Peoria, IL keeping c/r N5553V.

    From 1977 to 1987

    To B. W. King, Harbour Island, Bahamas with new c/r N711BK.

    18 November 1987

    To Sixth Canus Pty Ltd, Essendon Airport, VIC with new c/r VH-NBM.
    Trading asMoloney Aviation, Essendon Airport, Melbourne Vic.

    25 February 1990


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Ballarat, Victoria

    From 1998 to 2007

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Retired at Wallan airfield, north of Melbourne. Condition deteriorated due exposure to weather.

    2007

    To Ron Schneider, Rupanyup, Vic.
    For his farm collection of retired aircraft.

    2007

    To Private Collection-Ron Schneider, Burrum, Murtoa, Victoria.
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    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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     Terry Fletcher
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