d.h.89s - Where are they now?

Rocketeer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:16 pm **Posts:** 195

The beautiful de Havilland D.H.89 is an airplane worthy of preservation. How many complete static and airworty examples of the D.H.89 are known to exist?
Where are they preserved? Photos are welcome.

http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_dh89_en.php

Travisd80elcam · **Posted:** Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:14 pm

Military Aviation Museum has a beautiful one that Jerry flies a ton it seems.

P1010533 by Travisd80elcam, on Flickr

and an attempt at an inside shot.

P1010532 by Travisd80elcam, on Flickr

Travis

rcaf_100 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:25 am

The two that I have seen are:
C-FAYE at the Bushplane Museum in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

and "X7454" (ex-N2290F) at the National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:58 am

Jerry's was rebuilt by AvSpecs in NZ. There are several more down here and a couple of flyers IIRC.

Dave

Iclo · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:34 am

There is on Flying D.H.89 in France. I saw it two days ago at "La Ferté Alais" Airshow. I'm pretty sure the plane was based there.

I will try to found somes pictures.

And there is another in Duxford (Offering ride if in remember correctly)

EDMJ · **Joined:** Tue May 25, 2010 3:09 pm **Posts:** 38

Among the less familiar preserved examples, there's the airworthy D-ILIT in Germany (which is however probably not flying at the moment, as it was blown off a taxiway by an adjacent Boeing recently) and static OY-AAO in Denmark (currently off display while undergoing a long-term re-restoration)

WallyB · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:33 am

Captain Texas wrote:

The beautiful de Havilland D.H.89 is an airplane worthy of preservation. How many complete static and airworty examples of the D.H.89 are known to exist?
Where are they preserved? Photos are welcome.

With the caveat that this list may not be up to date, there seems to be a healthy number of Rapides (and a Dragon or two) in existence.

http://www.oldprops.ukhome.net/Dragon%2 ... census.htm

Nice airplane.

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

In NZ you can ride in DH 89 Rapide at Mandeville on the South Island, with Croydon Air Services. They have the full range of DH biplanes there -- a real treasure.

You can also ride in a DH 84 Dragon at Dairy Flats north of Aukland -- very rare

Mark Miller, of DH Technical Support, owns and flies a superb DH89 out of Duxford -- so perfect that you automatically take off your shoes as you step on board.

I wish we had one at Vintage Wings...

Dave

JohnB · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:28 pm

Two fly from Duxford with Classic Wings for sightseeing flights.
I flew in G-AIYR which has been restored to its former RAF markings as HG691.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3332

Air Britain maintain a listing of all surviving DH Moth types (except for Tiger Moths), including the twins (Dragons, Rapides and Dragonflies).

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dhmothsurvey2011.pdf

ErrolC · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:42 pm

One of the Croydon Air Services Rapides at Omaka 2009 - their Dragonfly and Fox Moth are also in that Flickr set.

Omaka09_3838 by errolgc, on Flickr

And MOTAT's static

MOTAT_Av11_6094f by errolgc, on Flickr

Roger Cain · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:09 pm

Mike wrote:

Air Britain maintain a listing of all surviving DH Moth types (except for Tiger Moths), including the twins (Dragons, Rapides and Dragonflies).

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dhmothsurvey2011.pdf

Mike, I'm suprised you didn't mention our local one that you shot down? :wink:

This is the late Bud Fields bird prior to an engine failure, that has had it grounded for the last two years. It's based at Yolo County Airport in Calif.

Rocketeer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:16 pm **Posts:** 195

Quote:

This is the late Bud Fields bird prior to an engine failure, that has had it grounded for the last two years. It's based at Yolo County Airport in Calif.

I didn't know there was a D.H.89 in the western U.S.! That is a gorgeous airplane.

Roger Cain · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:29 pm

Captain Texas wrote:

Quote:

This is the late Bud Fields bird prior to an engine failure, that has had it grounded for the last two years. It's based at Yolo County Airport in Calif.

I didn't know there was a D.H.89 in the western U.S.!

Now you do :drink3:

Rocketeer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:16 pm **Posts:** 195

Are there any D.H.89's fitted with dual controls? If the D.H.90 is wide enough for two people to sit upfront, I would think that a D.H.89 could be modified for such.

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