DH.89a Rapide at Kenley in 1978?

Evening all…

I have a much treasured ticket from my first ever flight with my much missed grandad and would welcome some comment as to the current status/fate of the aircraft in question. The date was June 11th 1978, the location was RAF Kenley and the type was a D.H.89a Rapide belonging to Southern Joyrides Limited. I did have a photo of me departing the aircraft in question but unfortunately I cannot seem to find it, but I could have sworn it was finished in all green… Anyway, doing some basic Google research has yielded the image linked below of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide 6, registered G-AIDL, Southern Joyrides:

http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=G-AIDL&u=reg

Was this the same DH.89a at Kenley that sunny day in 1978 or could it have been another example?

Ta in advance 🙂

Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator