| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XR441 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Sea Heron C.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 14101 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | Yeovilton SF |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Amsterdam - SchipholMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHAM IATA: AMS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1989 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 599948 |
| Photo Comment |
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XR441 leading a line of three Sea Heron C1s of the Yeovilton Station Flight, visiting Schiphol on a cold December day. XR441 is former G-AORG (registered on 1 May 1956. The aircraft was sold to the Fleet Air Arm / Royal Navy on 23 March 1961. The Sea Heron soldiered on until 19 December 1989 when it was withdrawn from use and sold as G-AORG (again!) on 18 May 1990. The Sea Heron was operated as such by the Duchess of Brittany (Jersey) Ltd, La Hinguette, Le Mont de La Rocque, Saint. Brelade, Jersey up to November 2011, when it was moved to the airbase Museum of Coventry Airport. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 September 2023, and has since been viewed 316 times. |