| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | EI-ABI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 84 Dragon 2 |
| C/n (msn): | 6105 |
| Operator Titles: | Aer Lingus Charitable Foundation |
| Aircraft Name: | Iolar |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Kirchheim unter Teck - HahnweideMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDST IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide 2013 |
| Photo Date: | 7 September 2013 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 107539 |
| Photo Comment |
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This rare 1936-built Dragon (ex G-EACZ and RAF AV982) is painted to resemble Aer Lingus' very first aircraft, EI-ABI "Iolar", which flew the airline's first service in July 1936. Unfortunately that aircraft was shot down by the Luftwaffe in June 1941. Aer Lingus obtained this Dragon in 1967 for their Historic Flight, initially registered as EI-AFK but already painted as EI-ABI. It was officially registered to them as EI-ABI in Aug 1985, and transferred to the Aer Lingus Charitable Foundation in Feb 2011. It carries the foundation's logo on the engines. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 December 2018, and has since been viewed 249 times. |