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The History Chapter List

Dates

Serial No.

Type

Unit

Remarks

1919

C4451

Avro 504J

Flying Instruction for Prince Albert

28 Apr – 28 Oct

J8430

Bristol Fighter F2b

24 Sqdn

First aircraft officially built for Royal Engagements

28 Jun 1930

J9095

Westland Wapiti 1A

24 Sqdn

Built for use by The Prince of Wales

28 June 1930

J9096

Westland Wapiti 1A

24 Sqdn

Built for use by The Prince of Wales

5 Sep 29 –

                4 Feb 33

G-AALG

de Havilland DH60M Gipsy Moth

Owned by The Prince of Wales.

Sold to Miss Jean Batten

1930

K1115

Fairey 111F

24 Sqdn

16 Jul 30 –

                18 Jul 30

G-ABCW

de Havilland DG60M Gipsy Moth

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Damaged in accident 18/7/30. Sold to Madras Flying Club as VT-AEC in April 1933

1930

J9772

Hawker Tomtit

24 Sqdn

The Prince of Wales visit to Dover

1930

G-AALL

Hawker Tomtit

24 Sqdn

On loan by Hawker for the Kings Cup Air Race

28 Jul 30-19 Jan 31

G-ABBS

de Havilland DH80A Puss Moth

Owned by The Prince of Wales

22 Aug 30 –

                12 Jul 33

G-ABDB

de Havilland DH60 Gipsy Moth

Owned by The Duke of Gloucester. Part exchanged for G-ACGG.

18 Dec 30 –

                   Aug 31

G-ABFV

de Havilland DH80A Puss Moth

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Shipped to Brazil for 1931 tour.

11 Jul 31 –

               22 Sep 31

G-ABEG

Westland Wessex

Hired by The Prince of Wales for his holiday in France.

14 Jul 31 –

              19 Dec 32

G-ABNN

de Havilland DH80A Puss Moth

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Exchanged for G-ACDD.

16 Sep 31 -

              24 May 33

G-ABRR

de Havilland DH80A Puss Moth

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Part exchanged for G-ACGG.

July 1932

G-ABWW

Comper Swift

(130HP Gipsy Major)

 

2nd King’s Cup 9 Jul 1932.

Tonbridge ATC Sqdn 1943.

19 Dec 32 –

              17 Mar 33

G-ACDD

de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Sold to Belgium as OO-ENC to Air Travel (NZ) as ZK-AEK in 1935 and to Fiji as VQ-FAT in 1957. It survived until 1960.

5 Apr 33 – Jun 33

G-ABXS

De Havilland DH83 Fox Moth

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Part exchanged for G-ACGG. Sold to Australia

15 May 33 –

                Mar 35

G-ACCC

Vickers Viastra X

 

Owned and specially built for The Prince of Wales

12 Jun 33 –

              5 Feb 35

G-ACGG

De Havilland DH84 Dragon

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Sold to R. Shuttleworth Esq.

RAAF 1941.

27 Apr 35 –

            13 Mar 36

G-ACTT

De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales. Sold to Olley Air Services. Originally allotted to Anglo-Persian Oil Co. Ltd.

8 Jun 35 –

            8 May 37

G-ADDD

De Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide

 

Owned by The Prince of Wales.  Sold to Western Airways Ltd.

7 May 37 –

           30 Oct 39

G-AEXX

Airspeed Envoy

The King’s Flight

First Royal aircraft to be publicly financed.  Reallocated to No.24 Sqdn as L7270.  To Sweden as SE-ASN in Jun 46, subsequently scrapped.

9 Aug 39-

           22 Jun 42

N7263

Lockheed Hudson (Long Range)

The King’s Flight

Reallocated to No.161 Sqdn.

1 Jan 40 –

          19 Apr 42

K6120

Avro Tutor

The King’s Flight

Crashed en-route to Silloth.

19 April 42