There is plenty of activity in Australia with saving and preserving Heron’s.
Are the any recent photographs of the various derelict and disused Doves
in Australia? It would be interesting to see if a Dove -Drover-Heron line up
could be done at a museum .
By: STORMBIRD262 - 25th October 2005 at 15:57
Come to think of it.
It was a Long time ago, and I sat inside it with my Stepson Daniel(only about 5/6 at the time, Now 23, and I was surprised to see it was a Viscount I think!!
As it was quiet large, but it did seem in not bad nic, set up with sound’s and stuff as a kid’s ride sort of.
Think I went back later, and another plane was added.
Maybe all gone by now, I have no idea.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 25th October 2005 at 15:43
I seen one out the back of Crabtree Aviation,
Essendon Drome about a year or so back.
pretty poor condition by the look’s of it, think it was a Dove, and it did still have it’s G reg, BUT I had no pen or pencil or paper, and forgot it by the time I got home..
When I went back 2 week’s later, It was Gone, hopefully in to the work shop, but I am unsure what happened to it?.
Interesting Aircraft, I seen a few different DH type’s, up at the Drome as a teen.
Ciao!!
Is the Wobbie’s world plane or plane’s still there!!!!
By: Martin Edwards - 25th October 2005 at 08:48
Sad to report the Tyabb pair were scrapped in Feb 2001.
There is VH-ABM that has been parked minus an engine for many years at Moorabbin Airport
There is also Riley Dove VH-NBM that has been parked minus an engine for many years at Wallan Airport
The Queensland Air Museum has VH-MAL
In October 2004 I saw what I believe was VH-DHI in storage at Redcliffe Airport Qld.
By: GlynRamsden - 23rd October 2005 at 17:10
Here is a pic of a couple of derelict Riley Doves taken at Tyabb on 31/03/99. Not sure whether they are of interest or not. Nearest camera is N673R and behind is N808RH.
Glyn
By: Tony Kearns - 22nd October 2005 at 21:51
Thanks David
Tony K
By: David Burke - 21st October 2005 at 22:57
Tony – the compay that operated her I believe went into receivership and she was for sale about six months ago. Type the reg in Google search and you should find the advert.
By: Tony Kearns - 21st October 2005 at 22:05
Does anybody know where Dove 8 VH-OBI is now . It is ex G-ARSN. EI-ARI and 201 Irish Air Corps?
Tony K
By: David Burke - 21st October 2005 at 21:19
Kamarooka – can you confirm the Dove registration is VH-DHK?
By: David Burke - 21st October 2005 at 10:04
Great stuff Tim ! I must dig some history out on your machine .
By: kamarooka - 21st October 2005 at 04:02
old doves
if you are looking for doves i have one in poor condition it is vh-dhn you can fiew it at my small museum at tim-martin.com/gallery it is at mitiamo victoria
By: JDK - 21st October 2005 at 00:01
Queensland Air Museum (for one) has examples of all three. Not lined up, nor all restored, but what they have got to is very impressive.see here
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