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    Airframe Family: Avro 504
    Latest Model:504K
    Last Military Serial:BK892 RAF
    Construction Number:R3/LE/61400
    Last Civil Registration:G-ADEV
    Latest Owner or Location:Richard Shuttleworth Trustees, Old Warden Aerodrome, Old Warden, Biggleswade

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    Dates

    Event

    1918

    Constructed as a 504K.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n H5199.

    Converted to a 504N.

    14 August 1935

    To Air Publicity, Heston Aerodrome with new c/r G-ADEV.

    1939

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n BK892.
    Impressed into military service to take part in glider towing experiments.

    June 1942

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    After WWII it was returned to civilian use.

    July 1955

    Converted to a 504K.
    Converted back to K standard by Avro apprentices for use in the filming of Reach For The Sky.

    Markings Applied: E3404

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1975 photo at Old Warden in the livery used for the movie - Reach for the Sky

    From 18 April 1984 to 18 April 1984

    To The Executive Committee The Shuttleworth Collection with new c/r G-ADEV.

    April 1989


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Shuttleworth.

    Based at Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire-Central, England.
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    8 April 1993

    To Richard Shuttleworth Trustees, Old Warden Aerodrome, Old Warden, Biggleswade keeping c/r G-ADEV.

    3 August 2003


    Photographer: joop de groot
    Notes: 2003 photo taken at The Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    21 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited as part of the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden in the UK - now wearing Serial E3273

    6 June 2021


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: At the Flying Festival of Britain Airshow, Old Warden,UK
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     Terry Fletcher
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