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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Dove 8
    Last Military Serial:201 IAC
    Construction Number:04525
    Last Civil Registration:VH-OBI
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Dove 8 sn 201 IAC cn 0...
    Latest Owner or Location:Geoffrey Hunt, Howard Springs, NT

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    Dates

    Event

    1961

    Constructed as a Dove 8.

    13 July 1961

    To de Havilland Aircraft with new c/r G-ARSN.
    Stored at Hatfield - pending a Sale.

    Circa August 1967

    To Irish Department of Transport and Power with new c/r EI-ARV.

    December 1970

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Irish Air Corps with s/n 201.

    7 October 1980

    To Staravia Ltd, Ascot, Berks with new c/r G-ARSN.

    20 March 1981


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1981 photo at Exeter of a pair of De Havilland DH.104 Doves

    20 March 1981


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1981 photo at Exeter of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove - ex Irish Air Corps

    13 January 1983

    To Aces High Ltd, Fairoaks Airport keeping c/r G-ARSN.

    15 June 1983

    To Acme Jewellery Limited, Belbroughton, West Midlands with new c/r NG-LIDD.

    30 October 1987

    To Airmariner Consultants Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW with new c/r VH-OBI.

    29 June 1988


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

    1994


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1994 photo at Bankstown, NSW

    17 April 1997

    To George C. A. Schuit, Tocumwal NSW keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    17 February 1998

    To Air Champagne Pty Ltd, Tocumwal NSW keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    17 April 2002

    To Copper Creek Pty Ltd, Tocumwal NSW keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    30 July 2002

    To Titan River Pty. Ltd, Tocumwal, NSW keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    25 August 2005

    To Geoffrey Hunt, Howard Springs, NT keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    8 June 2006

    To Cawsey Aviation Pty Ltd, Tocumwal, NSW with new c/r VH-OBI.

    28 October 2006

    To Geoffrey William Hunt, Coolalinga/Howard Springs, NT keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    28 October 2006

    To Geoffrey Hunt, Casuarina, NT with new c/r VH-OBI.

    22 December 2006

    To Geoffrey William Hunt, Coolalinga, NT with new c/r VH-OBI.

    17 June 2009

    To Geoffrey Hunt, Howard Springs, NT keeping c/r VH-OBI.

    September 2014

    Withdrawn from use.
    Noted at Tocumwal, stored in a hangar with plastic sheeting over props and engines.
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