| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | V-3 |
| Other Marks: | NF689 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 89 Dragon Rapide (Dominie) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 89A Dragon Rapide Mk.1 |
| Licence-built by: | Brush Coachworks |
| C/n (msn): | 6740 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Gelderland |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Soesterberg / Kamp Zeist [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Collection: | Militaire Luchtvaart Museum - MLM |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 2006 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 140270 |
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This Dominie started service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force in Sep 1944, initially with its former RAF serial NF689 (still carried on the fin in this photo). It briefly flew as PH-RAE in Mar 1946, before it was reserialled to V-3 in Mar 1947. Operated for the United Nations in Israel in 1948 as PH-VNC, coded '7'. To KLM as PH-TGC in Nov 1952, then to PH-OTA in May 1954. Reg cancelled in Nov 1966 and placed on display for a short while in the playgrounds of the Avifauna Birds Zoo in Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands in 1967. Acquired by the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum in Dec 1968. 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 May 2019, and has since been viewed 411 times. |