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The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Type c/n Reg History
DH.84 Dragon 6017 ZS-AEI DH.84 Dragon c/n 6017 ex G-ACDM Regd [CofR 113] 23.3.34 to Aircraft Operating Co. Impressed at Swartkop 2.8.40 as SAAF 1570. To School of Photography/67 AS 11.10.40. To instructional airframe IS13 at 70 AS 4.42. Soc .43.
DH.84 Dragon 6026 ZS-AEF DH.84 Dragon c/n 6026 [CofA 3921 issued 26.5.33 to DH South Africa and dd 30.6.33]. Regd [CofR 110] 28.7.33 to The Aircraft Operating Co of South Africa Pty Ltd, Johannesburg; for use on 20,000 sq mile air route survey of Northern Rhodesia. Crashed following steep turn after take-off Baragwanath, Johannesburg 26.9.33; killing Major William John Charles Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick, founder and MD of The Aircraft Operating Co of South Africa and Sir Michael Oppenheimer.
DH.84 Dragon 6030 ZS-AEG DH.84 Dragon c/n 6030 [CofA 3942 issued 17.6.33 to DH South Africa] Regd [CofR 111] 28.7.33 to Hon John Stuart, Bechuanaland. To Aircraft Operating Co. To African Air Transport. To DH Aircraft of South Africa and initially leased to Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways. Regn cld 9.9.38. Regd in Southern Rhodesia as VP-YBY [CofR 58] 18.6.38 to Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways, Salisbury. Taken over by Southern Rhodesia Air Services 1.10.39 as 260. Wfu, following accident, .44.
DH.84 Dragon 6054 ZS-AEH DH.84 Dragon c/n 6054 [CofA 4058 issued 19.10.33 to Stewart & Lloyds of South Africa Ltd; departed Heston 26.10.33 on delivery, flown by Gerwyn DB Williams] Regd 21.11.33 to Stewart & Lloyds of South Africa Ltd; named "Corby". Impressed as SAAF 1414 3.40. Regn cld at census 27.4.47.
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon c/n 6030 ZS-AEG
Photograph: Ray Watts
The majority of the information below has been generously contributed by Malcolm Fillmore and the researchers at Air Britain and Andrew Pentland of de Havilland Aircraft Production
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon c/n 6017 ZS-AEI
Aircraft Operating Company
Photograph: John Illsley
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon c/n 6017 ZS-AEI
Aircraft Operating Company
Photograph: John Illsley