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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-84 Dragon / DH-89 Dragon Rapide
    Latest Model:DH-84A Dragon
    Last Military Serial:A34-30 RAAF
    Construction Number:DHA2019
    Last Civil Registration:VH-AON
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-84A sn A34-30 RAAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Harvey McBain, Nelson, VIC

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    Dates

    Event

    November 1942

    Constructed as a DH-84A.
    Manufactured by De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd, Mascot Airport, Sydney NSW

    14 December 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A34-30.

    27 May 1946

    To Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade, Brisbane QLD.

    26 March 1947

    To Qantas Empire Airways with new c/r VH-AON.
    Based in Papua New Guinea.

    12 September 1952

    To Territory Airlines Ltd (TAL), Goroka, New Guinea keeping c/r VH-AON.

    10 August 1960

    To H. J. (and) E. Z. Hughes, Bun, Talwood, Queensland keeping c/r VH-AON.

    1 June 1963

    To Aircraft Engine Overhauls (and) Service, Moorabbin Airport Vic keeping c/r VH-AON.
    Markings added: Puff
    Operated by Air Surveys Australia, Moorabbin, Vic.

    14 February 1970


    Photographer: Danny Tanner

    1973

    To Joe G. Drage, Wodonga Vic.

    February 1975


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Australian-built DH.84 Dragon VH-AON Puff was flown from the Drage Historic Aircraft Collection at Wondonga Vic to the Berwick airshow by pilot Mac Job. It heads a line-up with two DH.89 Rapides recently imported from NZ

    27 January 1985

    Displayed in new Drage Airworld collection hangar at Wangaratta Airport.

    18 April 1987


    Photographer: David Tanner
    Notes: At Wangaratta Airport

    17 August 1987

    To City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Vic keeping c/r VH-AON.

    16 October 2003

    To Harvey Donald McBain, Nelson, VIC keeping c/r VH-AON.

    12 January 2004

    To Harvey McBain, Nelson, VIC keeping c/r VH-AON.

    October 2019


    Photographer: Gordon Rich-Phillips
    Notes: Star of the 2019 Spring Fly-In of the Antique Aircraft Association of Australia - at Clare, South Australia

    November 2019


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the RAAF Edinburgh Australia Airshow
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    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
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     Terry Fletcher
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