Aircraft Photo of VR-NIT | De Havilland D.H. 104 Dove 1B | West African Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VR-NIT
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland D.H. 104 Dove
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland D.H. 104 Dove (Devon)
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland D.H. 104 Dove 1B
C/n (msn):	04128
Operator Titles:	West African Airways

Location
City / Airport:	Calabar - Margaret Ekpo International
Country:	Nigeria
Airport Codes:	ICAO: - IATA: - Local: - Other: DNCA / CBQ

Photo Date:	March 1948 to September 1954
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	634234

Photo Comment
The registration can just be read off. Certificate of airworthiness for VR-NIT issued on 31 March 1948. To Morton Air Services as G-ANVC in September 1954. Photo taken at Calabar. Note: Wikipedia say that DNCA did not open until 1983. It is close to the city's Old Town, however, so the old airport is assumed to be the same place. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois This photo was added on 24 December 2023, and has since been viewed 280 times.

Photo Comment

The registration can just be read off. Certificate of airworthiness for VR-NIT issued on 31 March 1948. To Morton Air Services as G-ANVC in September 1954. Photo taken at Calabar. Note: Wikipedia say that DNCA did not open until 1983. It is close to the city's Old Town, however, so the old airport is assumed to be the same place. Photo by: Edward Duckworth / Northwestern University Libraries, Illinois

This photo was added on 24 December 2023, and has since been viewed 280 times.

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