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Dates |
Serial No. |
Type |
Unit |
Remarks |
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12
Feb 40 – 4 Mar 40 |
N7364 |
Lockheed
Hudson |
24
Sqdn |
Loaned
to The King’s Flight. Reallocated to PDU Heston. Destroyed by enemy action
at St. Luc, France, 29 May 1941. |
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15
Mar 40 – 25 May 42 |
P5634 |
Percival
Q6 |
The
King’s Flight |
Used
by C-in-C Bomber Command. Reallocated to Halton. |
|
7
Sep 40 – 14 Feb 41 |
G-AGCC |
De
Havilland DH95 Flamingo |
The
King’s Flight |
Reallocated
to N0.24 Sqdn as R2766 |
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6
Jun 45 – Dec 45 |
KN386 |
Douglas
Dakota IV |
24
Sqdn |
Reverted
to general VIP work |
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15
Jul 46 – 11 Nov 46 |
RL951 |
De
Havilland Dominie |
The
King’s Flight |
Written
off in forced landing at Mount Farm, Near Benson. |
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11
Aug 46 – Jul 48 |
VL245 |
Vickers
Viking C2 |
The
King’s Flight |
Groundcrew
aircraft. Crashed at Aberdeen 12 Sep 47. |
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4
Oct 46 – 6 Feb 47 |
VL226 |
Vickers
Viking C1A |
On
loan returned to Vickers. The
first Viking used for Royal Flights. |
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27
Dec 46 – 6 Feb 47 |
VL227 |
Vickers
Viking C1A |
On
loan returned to Vickers. Originally G-AIKN. The second Viking. |
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12
Jan 47- 30 Apr 58 |
VL246 |
Vickers
Viking C2 |
The
King’s Flight |
The
King’s aeroplane. Sold to Tradair. |
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Jan
47 – 29 Apr 58 |
VL247 |
Vickers
Viking C2 |
The
King’s Flight |
The
Queen’s aeroplane. Sold to Tradair. |
|
Jan
47 – Nov 53 |
VL248 |
Vickers
Viking C2 |
The
King’s Flight |
Workshop
aircraft. Sold in Mexico. |
|
6
Aug 47- 30 Sep 47 |
KL110 |
Sikorsky
Hoverfly 1 |
? |
On
loan from Royal Navy for mail delivery to Balmoral. Returned to Brize
Norton. Initially delivered to Canada, Was one of a series of 45, KK969
to KL113. |
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8
Aug 47 – 16 Aug 47 |
KL106 |
Sikorsky
Hoverfly 1 |
? |
On
loan from RN for mail delivery to Balmoral.
Abandoned at Aberdeen after engine failure. |
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25
Aug 47 – 30 Sep 47 |
KK973 |
Sikorsky
Hoverfly 1 |
? |
On
loan from RN for mail delivery at Balmoral. Returned to Feltham. |
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10
Jan 48 – 24 Feb 48 |
MW140 |
Avro
York |
? |
Built
as VIP aircraft for Duke of Gloucester as Governor of Australia. On loan
for flight to Ceylon. Returned to Bassingbourn, One of 200 Avro 685 York
C1’s of which MW100-102 were the VIP’s. |
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5
Jul 48 – Oct 48 |
KL110 |
Sikorsky
Hoverfly 1 |
? |
On
loan from RN for mail delivery at Balmoral. |
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6
Jul 48 – 30 Apr 58 |
VL233 |
Vickers
Viking C2 |
The
King’s Flight |
Sold
to Tradair |
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10
Jul 48 – Aug 48 |
KK987 |
Sikorsky
Hoverfly 1 |
? |
On
loan from RN for mail delivery at Balmoral |
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21
Jul 48 – 5Apr 57 |
VL232 |
Vickers
Viking C2 |
The
King’s Flight |
Sold
to British Eagle. |
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29
Jul 48 – Oct 48 |
KL104 |
Sikorsky
Hoverfly 1 |
? |
On
loan from RN for mail delivery at Balmoral. |
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29
Oct 52 – 18 Apr 53 |
WP861 |
de
Havilland Chipmunk T10 |
? |
Prince
Philip’s flying instruction at White Waltham. |
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10
Dec 52 – 15 Feb 53 |
WP912 |
De
Havilland Chipmunk T10 |
? |
Prince
Philip’s flying instruction at White Waltham. |
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10
Feb 53 – 9 May 53 |
FX459 |
North
American Harvard |
? |
Prince
Philip’s instruction at White Waltham. |
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17
Feb 53 – 27 Nov 53 |
KF729 |
North
American Harvard |
? |
Prince
Philip’s instruction at White Waltham. |
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21
Apr 53 – 17 Jun 53 |
V4204 |
Airspeed
Oxford Mk.1 |
? |
Prince
Philip’s instructional and communications flying. |