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May 27, 2016 at 8:57 am in reply to: Duxford Diary (2016) #862488

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Yeah saw the Buchon yesterday. Temp paint on her

May 27, 2016 at 8:52 am in reply to: Duxford Diary (2016) #862495

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Thank you

May 27, 2016 at 6:57 am in reply to: Duxford Diary (2016) #862506

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Guys did anyone get pictures of the Yellow T6 arriving yesterday. The Areolegends one. I was in back seat and would love a picture.

Thanks

September 15, 2015 at 10:59 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #878944

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One of my favourite pictures from today

June 29, 2015 at 8:25 am in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #875807

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28th June.
Had a good day at Duxford as a guest down at ARCO[ATTACH=CONFIG]238757[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]238759[/ATTACH]f[ATTACH=CONFIG]238760[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]238761[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]238762[/ATTACH]

March 14, 2015 at 9:50 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #879781

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Great day at Arco Today. Plus I managed to meet resident photographer Brian .[ATTACH=CONFIG]235981[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]235982[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]235983[/ATTACH]

June 22, 2014 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #882233

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Blew a Con Rod, was john Flying yes

June 22, 2014 at 8:03 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #882384

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Yellow 10 Buchon made a dead stick landing today after the engine failed during her display.. Pilot called mayday but got her down [ATTACH=CONFIG]229443[/ATTACH]

April 10, 2014 at 11:38 am in reply to: Restoration to flight of Douglas DC3 G-AMHJ #936916

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Today the team set off to RAF Shawbury to collect the tail section of the DC3.

Pictures later….

March 31, 2014 at 8:19 pm in reply to: Restoration to flight of Douglas DC3 G-AMHJ #936059

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More from Thursday

Pictures from the Assault Glider Trust

March 31, 2014 at 8:14 pm in reply to: Restoration to flight of Douglas DC3 G-AMHJ #936095

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Here’s an article about the project. Well worth a read

http://wingsofhistory.net/features/bringing-back-the-dak/

March 31, 2014 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Restoration to flight of Douglas DC3 G-AMHJ #936262

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Detailed History of KG651

• Built in Oklahoma City USA, allocated manufacturers serial number 13468 – 30th May 1944.
• Delivered to the US Army Air Force on 30th May 1944 as 42-108962
• Diverted to the Lend-Lease Programme as RAF Registration KG651 in Montreal – 03 Jun 1944
• Arrived in UK – 13 Jun 1944
• Delivered to 109 Operational Training Unit (OTU) Crosby in Eden, Cumberland – 26 Aug 1944
• 24 Sqn Hendon (Now the site of the RAF Museum) – 29 Aug 1945
• 1383 Transport Conversion Unit (T)CU Crosby in Eden – Mar 1946
• 1333 Transport Support Conversion Unit (TS)CU Leicester East – 23 Jul 1946
• Surplus to requirements, into storage with 22 Maintenance Unit (MU) Silloth, Cumberland – 1 Oct 1946
• Sold by the RAF to Air Prospectors – 21 Nov 1946
• Pan African Air Charters Ltd of South Africa – Registered ZS-BRW – 16 May 1947
• Cyprus Airways, named “Paphos” – Registered G-AMHJ – 06 Feb (year unknown)
• Iraq Petroleum Transport Co Ltd – 28 Jun 1956
• Hunting Clan Air Transport Ltd – 17 Apr 1957
• Hunting Clan Air Services Ltd – 9 Jan 1958
• Iraq Petroleum Transport Company Ltd, named “Qa:Petroleum” – 11 Jul 1958
• British United Airways Ltd – 15 May 1961
• Morton Air Services Ltd – 14 Jul 1962
• BUIA L (Dak Mk 6) – 1 Nov 1968
• British Island Airways – 20 Jul 1971
• Site Aviation Ltd – 08 Jan to 21 Jan 1974
• Macedonian Airways Ltd – 15 Mar 1974
• Humber Airways Ltd – 30 Dec 1974
• Pett Aviation Ltd – 1975
• Intra Airways – 30 Jun 1975
• International Air Cargo as SU-AZI – 5 Nov 1976
• Intra Airways as G-AMHJ again – 26 Aug 1977
• Jersey European Airways – 1 Nov 1979
• Field Aviation Ltd, East Midlands Airport – 23 Jan 1980
• Express Air Freight – Air Atlantique Coventry Airport – 29 Jan 1982
• Air Luton – Date unknown
• Air Atlantique – 1987
• Retired from service and stored at Coventry Airport – Jun 2000
• Presented to the Assault Glider Trust by Mr Stuart Powney on behalf of Air Atlantique – 7 Nov 2002
• Delivered to RAF Shawbury by road – 4 Dec 2003

March 31, 2014 at 6:16 pm in reply to: Restoration to flight of Douglas DC3 G-AMHJ #936278

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I am currently working on getting her history off my freind who has purchased her. Once I have it I will research that for you. Along with pictures

March 31, 2014 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Restoration to flight of Douglas DC3 G-AMHJ #936476

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The last two pictures are her arrival at North Weald

March 30, 2014 at 11:32 pm in reply to: RAF Transport Command Memorial #936836

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There was a picture of her sat at services. Must find where it went..
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