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The de Havilland DH.104 Dove
de Havilland DH.104 Dove c/n 04009 ZS-BCB South African Airways. Photograph: South African Airways Museum Society Archives.
Type c/n Reg History
DH.104 Dove 04009 ZS-BCB ZS-BCB ZS-CAG G-AOVY Wfu Denham 16.1.69 Rts
DH.104 Dove 04017 ZS-DDW VP-YET ZS-DDW United Airways w/o Ixopo, Natal 12 January 1951
DH.104 Dove 04020 ZS-AWB VP-YEU G-AMVV PH-MAC D-IBYC [ZS-AWB?]
DH.104 Dove 04021 ZS-AVZ ZS-AVZ Stewarts & Lloyds w/o Rand Airport 18 August 1956
DH.104 Dove 04023 ZS-DFA G-AIWF ZS-DFA TF-BPD Scrapped Reykjavik airport .70
DH.104 Dove 04024 ZS-AVH ZS-AVH G-AMRN TF-EVM Scrapped UK .66 [ZS-BSA?]
DH.104 Dove 04031 IEAF 801 Dove Mk 1 c/n 04031 G-AJAA / ET-T-23 / IEAF 801. Ex Imperial Ethiopian Air Force. Believed owned by John Sayers. Based at Blue Mountain Valley Airfield, Hekpoort. (Near Pretoria) -25.857698,27.627994 (25°51'27.71"S 27°37'40.78"E). Status and condition unknown as at May 2014.
DH.104 Dove 04055 ZS-CKW VR-TAN ZS-CKW CR-LKE
DH.104 Dove 04079 ZS-BCC (G-AJOU) ZS-BCC VP-RCL VP-YLX 9J-RHX G-AWFM On static display as ZS-BCC Owned by The South African Airways Museum Society based at Rand Airport, Germiston
DH.104 Dove 04085 ZS-BVN ZS-BVN
DH.104 Dove 04087 ZS-BTM ZS-BTM Central Mining Corporation w/o at Baragwanath on 9 January 1952
DH.104 Dove 04122 ZS-DFC G-AKSS ZS-DFC G-AKSS Destroyed 4.11.75
DH.104 Dove 5 04235 101 SAAF 101
DH.104 Dove 5 04240 102 SAAF 102 SOC 23.2.65 (Struck off charge)
DH.104 Dove 5 04241 103 SAAF 103 SOC 23.2.65 (Struck off charge)
DH.104 Dove 5 04243 104 SAAF 104 SOC 23.2.65 (Struck off charge)
DH.104 Dove 5 04246 105 SAAF 105 Sold to Keegan Aviation as G-ASUV 30 Jul 1964.Converted to Riley Dove Wfu 10.8.64. Exported to Nigeria as 5N-AGF 17 Mar 1965 and used for mercy flights by Bristow Helicopters. Captured by Biafran Army 18 July 1967 and subsequently used by Biafran Air Force. Ground-looped, hit a truck damaging a propeller and the right wing at Uli airstrip and declared a write-off. Sent to a school play ground at Uli Village, Nigeria.
DH.104 Dove 5 04247 106 SAAF 106 SOC 18.8.61
DH.104 Dove 5 04250 107 SAAF 107. Sold to Keegan Aviation as G-ASUX 30 Jul 1964. Converted to Riley Dove. Exported to USA as N668R, and was only cancelled off the US register on 17th March 2011.
DH.104 Dove 5 04256 108 SAAF 108. Sold to Keegan Aviation as G-ASUW 30 July 1964. Converted to Riley Dove. Sold to McAlpine & Sons 28 December 1964 (Still as G-ASUW). Sold to Tenavia Trading Mar 1967. Exported to Belgium 28 September 1967 as OO-BPL, operated by BIAS Belgian International Air Service until 13 February 1975. Restored to UK register as G-ASUW with Fairflight Ltd. Exported  to USA 17 February 1977 as N99254, operated by Providence Commuters Inc and still registered with the FAA, (as at December 2011) although the status is “Questioned” and “Sale Reported” at Oklahoma City! (No date given)
DH.104 Dove 5 04265 109 SAAF 109 SOC 23.2.65 (Struck off charge)
DH.104 Dove 04290 ZS-DFJ G-AMKS ZS-DFJ G-AMKS Destroyed 11.76
DH.104 Dove 04349 ZS-RML N1516V ZS-RML (Rand Mines Limited) G-BDHD Sold abroad. Riley Dove
DH.104 Dove 04459 ZS-MTD ZS-MTD CR-LKP
DH.104 Dove 04537 IEAF 803 Dove Mk 7 c/n 04537 G-ASYR / IEAF 803. ex Imperial Ethiopian Air Force. Believed owned by John Sayers. Based at Blue Mountain Valley Airfield, Hekpoort. (Near Pretoria) -25.857698,27.627994 (25°51'27.71"S 27°37'40.78"E). Status and condition unknown as at May 2014.
This page contains the list of DH.104 Dove / Devon aircraft and their construction numbers, registrations and histories that saw service in South Africa. The list below is sorted by type and then construction number.

Thanks to Andrew Pentalnd of de Havilland Aircraft Production and Malcolm Fillmore of Air-Britain for their contributions.
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