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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover
    Latest Model:DHA-3-2 Drover
    Construction Number:5020
    Last Civil Registration:VH-DHM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Australia DHA-3-2 cn 5...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hawker de Havilland Aerospace Pty Ltd, Sylvania, NSW

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    Dates

    Event

    March 1954

    Constructed as a DHA-3-2.

    March 1954

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-AHZ.

    August 1965

    To Fiji Airways with new c/r VQ-FAH.

    February 1968

    To Pastoral Airways, Toowoomba, Queensland with new c/r VH-PAB.

    2 February 1968

    To Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited, Sylvania Southgate, NSW with new c/r VH-DHM.

    7 July 1978


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: DE HAVILLAND AUSTRALIA DHA-3 DROVER Mk2 - REG : VH-PAB (CN 5020) - PARAFIELD AIRPORT ADELAIDE SA. AUSTRALIA - YPPF

    1986

    Restoration completed.

    13 March 1987

    To Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited, Sylvania Southgate, NSW with new c/r VH-DHM.

    13 March 1987

    Operated by Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc.

    29 June 1988


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

    14 August 1993


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Adelaide Parafield

    Based at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (H. A. R. S.), Wollongong Airport, Wollongong, New South Wales.
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    6 December 2005

    To Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited, Sylvania, NSW keeping c/r VH-DHM.

    6 December 2005

    To Hawker de Havilland Aerospace Pty Ltd, Sylvania, NSW with new c/r VH-DHM.

    15 August 2015


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2015 photo on visit to Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (H. A. R. S.), Wollongong Airport, Wollongong, New South Wales
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    Ed Coates Civil Aircraft Photograph Collection by Ed Coates
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