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Dates |
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Event |
27 December 1944 |
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Constructed as a R-4B with s/n 43-46596 USAAF.
USAAF TOS |
5 January 1945 |
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Ferry flight.
Flown to Floyd Bennett Field, Newark. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KL110. |
From 11 January 1945 to 3 February 1945 |
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Transported by ship.
Moved from the USA to the UK, not flown. |
26 January 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KL110.
Officially taken on strength by the RAF while in transit to the UK. |
5 February 1945 |
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To No 7 Aircraft Assembly Unit, Martin Hearn Ltd, Hooton Park, Cheshire.
Assembled at No 7. |
27 February 1945 |
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First flight.
First post-assembly flight at Hooton park. |
2 March 1945 |
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Assigned to No 48 MU, RAF Hawarden for storage.
Stored at Hawarden. |
25 October 1945 |
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Transferred to Helicopter Training Flight, No 43 Operational Training Unit, RAF Andover.
Operated with markings: D |
28 January 1946 |
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To Transport Command Development Unit, RAF Brize Norton.
Assigned to Transport Command. |
6 February 1946 |
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Transferred to Brize Norton. |
From July 1947 to August 1947 |
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To AFEE Beaulieu.
Detached to Beaulieu Kings Flight training. |
28 August 1947 |
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To Kings Flight.
Took on duties as the mail carrier to an from RAF Dyce, Aberdeen and the Royal residence at Balmoral Castle, making a Dyce - Balmoral run in the morning with a return service later in the day to connect with the regular mail flight to London. |
28 September 1947 |
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Transferred to Kings Flight, RAF Benson. |
30 September 1947 |
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Transferred to Transport Command Development Unit, RAF Brize Norton. |
12 December 1947 |
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Assigned to No 29 MU, RAF High Ercall for storage.
Placed in storage with No 29. |
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Damaged. |
8 May 1948 |
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Transferred to General Aircraft Co, Feltham. |
13 May 1948 |
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Evaluated as Cat. B. and repaired at General Aircraft. |
1 July 1948 |
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Repairs complete and waiting for reassignment at General Aircraft. |
5 July 1948 |
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Transferred to Kings Flight, RAF Benson. |
3 August 1948 |
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Used as a mail carrier between Balmoral and Dyce. |
7 October 1948 |
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To Kings Flight, RAF Benson.
Returned to RAF Benson. |
24 January 1949 |
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Transferred to No 705 Squadron, RNAS Gosport. |
26 January 1949 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n KL110. |
26 May 1951 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge. |
1951 |
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To College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, Beds.
Used in ground vibration/resonance tests. |
10 May 1966 |
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The college offered the airframe to aviation museum in the UK. |
16 May 1966 |
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The RAF Museum accepted the offer. |
Circa June 1966 |
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To RAF Museum, RAF Henlow.
Placed in storage at Henlow. |
14 June 1966 |
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Formally donated to the RAF Museum. |
January 1968 |
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To No 71 MU, RAF Bicester.
Restored to static display condition. |
December 1970 |
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To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
Moved to Hendon for display suspended.
 View the Location Dossier |
21 August 1976 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Hoverfly 1 as displayed at the Royal Air Force Musuem at Hendon in the Summer of 1976. |
2009 |
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Photographer: Andy West |
11 December 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Hoverfly is displayed in the Milestones of Flight Collection of the RAF Museum at Hendon |
