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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide
c/n
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Registrations carried:
ZS-JGV
Last flown in 1996 it
was purchased, in early 2011, by Mark Sahd, custodian of The Historic
Wings Collection (HWC) in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape, South
Africa.
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August
2018.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August
2018.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August
2018.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August
2018.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August
2018.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
With Captain Flippie Vermeulen at the Controls.
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August 2018.
Photograph: John Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
With Captain Flippie Vermeulen at the Controls.
At the Rand Airport Air Show 19 August 2018.
Photograph: John Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide c/n 6831
ZS-JGV
With de Havilland Chipmunk ZS-COX at the Rand Airport Air Show,
21 August 2016.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show, 21 August
2016.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 21 August
2016.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 21 August
2016.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon
Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At the Rand Airport Air Show 21 August
2016.
Photograph: John
Austin-Williams
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After a lengthy restoration she flew
again on Friday 13 March 2015. On landing there were brake problems and
she nosed over. It was 15 months before she took to the skies once again
on 16 June 2016.
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Update 2014/06/08 from Mark Sahd.
"The restoration of the
Rapide is starting to gather pace with the painting of the fuselage almost
complete. First engine runs are planned to take place in the next couple
of weeks (toward end of June 2014) and conclusion of the
fuselage with the final installation of the instrument
panel."
The Rapide restoration is
taking place at Air Hart, East London Airport.
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To commemorate the first flight of
the de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide on 17 April 1934, a flypast by a de
Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth,
ZS-OVW, and
DHC-1 Chipmunk, ZS-URC, was
held at Border Aviation Club, East London Airport, on 17 April 2014.
The two aircraft flew overhead DH.89A Rapide, ZS-JGV, which is currently
undergoing restoration to flying condition.
The Rapide is part of the Historic Wings
Collection.
Images here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Wings-Collection/126262020806594
Images
here
https://www.facebook.com/BorderAviation
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At Progress Airfield (FAPZ) 16 November
2005
Photograph: Gabriel le Roux www.aviationpics.co.za
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At Air Force Base Ysterplaat (FAYP) 17 March 1989.
This time she carries the registration marks.
Photograph: Gabriel le
Roux www.aviationpics.co.za
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At Air Force
Base Waterkloof (FAWK) 2 May 1987 during the occassion of the
Wartime Air Training Scheme (WATS) Reunion.
Note that the aircraft does
not carry a registration (at least on its side).
Photograph:
Gabriel le Roux www.aviationpics.co.za
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de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide c/n 6831 ZS-JGV
At Margate
Airport (FAMG) 16 May
1985
Photograph: Gabriel le Roux www.aviationpics.co.za
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de Havilland DH.89A
Dragon Rapide c/n 6831
ZS-JGV
Photograph: Ray Watts
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