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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Dove 1B
    Construction Number:04373
    Last Civil Registration:CR-TAG
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dove 1B cn 04373 cr CR...
    Latest Owner or Location:Darwin Aviation Museum, Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory

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    Dates

    Event

    1952

    Constructed as a Dove 1B.
    Built by De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd at their Hawarden plant, Chester.

    7 December 1952

    To Transportes Aereos de Timor with new c/r CR-AGT.
    Operated with markings: Manatuto

    1959

    To Transportes Aereos de Timor with new c/r CR-TAG.

    July 1967


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Dove 1B CR-TAG Manatuto of Transportes Aireos De Timor after overhaul by Hawker de Havilland at Bankstown Airport, Sydney.TAT flew two Doves on local Portuguese Timor passenger services, having major maintenance in Sydney and later Perth

    December 1975

    To unknown owner.
    The aircraft flew from Timor to Darwin,Australia loaded with refugees from the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.

    Abandoned.
    At Darwin, NT.

    19 January 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: CR-TAG in January 1979, abandoned on the ramp at Darwin NT.During the Indonesian invasion of Timor, an Australian pilot reportedly flew it while home-made bombs were rolled out the cabin door, before escaping to Darwin in January 1976, carrying Timorese resistance figures to safety

    1982

    To Aviation Historical Society of NT/Darwin Air Museum group.

    14 December 1990

    To Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory.
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    Restored.
    Some parts including the undercarriage came from Dove PK-LEA, which was burnt by the Darwin Airport Fire Service.

    27 August 2001


    Photographer: Han de Ridder

    27 August 2001


    Photographer: Han de Ridder
    Notes: Name of Manatuto (City on East Timor) on the nose.

    3 August 2005


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At the Darwin Aviation Museum, N.T., Australia

    To Darwin Aviation Museum, Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory.
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
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     Han de Ridder
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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