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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-114 Heron
    Latest Model:Heron 1B
    Construction Number:14082
    Last Civil Registration:N553PR
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Heron 1B cn 14082 cr N...
    Latest Owner or Location:Borinquen Airport, San Antonio, Aguadillla

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a Heron 1B.

    From 7 June 1955 to 29 January 1960

    To de Havilland Aircraft Company with new c/r G-ANCJ.

    29 January 1960

    To Leeward Islands Air Transport with new c/r VP-LIB.

    31 August 1965

    To Jamaica Air Service/British West Indian Airways with new c/r 6Y-JED.

    24 November 1967

    To Prinair with new c/r N553PR.

    12 February 1979

    To Caribbean Aircraft Development Corporation keeping c/r N553PR.

    October 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Prinair of Puerto Rico had a large fleet of Riley Herons. Heres their N553PR at Opa Locka, Florida in October 1979

    13 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Known as a Riley Heron, it was operated by Prinair of Puerto Rico as shown when seen at Opa-Locka, Florida in November 1979.

    17 November 1979


    Photographer: Paul Hooper
    Notes: Photographed at Miami/Opa Locka, FL

    4 March 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for N553PR (D H 114 HERON 2DA, 14082) issued.

    4 January 1982

    To Prinair keeping c/r N553PR.

    18 December 1984

    To American Casa keeping c/r N553PR.

    22 August 1985

    To Internal Revenue Service keeping c/r N553PR.

    19 September 1985

    To Dorado Wings keeping c/r N553PR.

    1987

    Aircraft sized by US District Court.

    12 February 1988

    To Manuel Davila keeping c/r N553PR.

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at San Juan, Puerto Rico.

    20 August 1992

    To Rodney K. Rahe, Haxtun, CO keeping c/r N553PR.

    1 January 2004

    Certificate of airworthiness for N553PR (D H 114 HERON 2DA, 14082) issued.

    Abandoned.
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    22 April 2013

    Civil registration, N553PR, cancelled.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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