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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-84 Dragon / DH-89 Dragon Rapide
    Latest Model:Dragon 2
    Last Military Serial:AV982 RAF
    Construction Number:6105
    Last Civil Registration:EI-ABI
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dragon 2 sn AV982 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aer Lingus Charitable Foundation/Irish Historic Flight

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    Dates

    Event

    1936

    Constructed as a Dragon 2.

    15 November 1937

    To Ramsgate Airport Ltd with new c/r G-AECZ.

    14 February 1939

    To Southern Airways Ltd keeping c/r G-AECZ.

    11 October 1939

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n AV982.

    18 June 1946

    To Air Taxis Ltd of Croydon with new c/r G-AECZ (DH84 DRAGON, 6105).

    13 January 1948

    To Frederick Thomas Bingham keeping c/r G-AECZ.

    30 April 1948

    To The Wiltshire School of Flying, Thruxton Aerodrome keeping c/r G-AECZ.

    16 March 1950

    To Joseph Cleary, Mullingar with new c/r EI-AFK.

    1 August 1950

    To Darby Kennedys Weston Ltd keeping c/r EI-AFK.

    12 June 1959

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Weston Aerodrome.

    1 September 1967

    To Aer Lingus.

    Markings Applied: EI-ABI
    Aircraft Built in 1936 - acquired by Aer Lingus in 1967 and by 1986 had been restored to flying condition - carries the registration EI-ABI - which was carried by DH84 c/n 6076 -which was Aer Lingus first aircraft and was shot down by German fighters in 1941.

    May 1976

    Cosmetically restored for static display in the Irish Aviation Museum in the passenger terminal building at Dublin Airport.

    12 August 1985

    To Aer Lingus Charitable Foundation/Irish Historic Flight with new c/r EI-ABI.

    1991

    Withdrawn from use.

    Circa 6 July 1996


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Carnfield.

    24 February 2011

    Restored.
    To flying condition for Aer Lingus 75th anniversary.

    18 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2013 photo at La Ferte Alais, Paris, France

    14 May 2016


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At La Ferte Alais, Paris, France
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     Terry Fletcher
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