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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-112 Venom
    Latest Model:Venom FB.50
    Last Military Serial:J-1605 SwiAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-BLID
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Venom FB.50 sn J-1605...
    Latest Owner or Location:Gatwick Aviation Museum, London Gatwick Airport, Crawley, Surrey, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Venom FB.50.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Swiss Air Force with s/n J-1605.

    From 13 July 1984 to 4 March 1987

    To Aces High Limited with new c/r G-BLID.

    From 4 March 1987 to 25 April 1989

    To Peter Frank Anthony Hoar keeping c/r G-BLID.

    From 25 April 1989 to 16 November 1989

    To Aces High Ltd keeping c/r G-BLID.

    16 November 1989

    To PG Vallance Ltd, Vallance By-Ways, CHARLWOOD, Horley keeping c/r G-BLID.

    15 December 2009

    Civil registration, G-BLID, cancelled.

    To Gatwick Aviation Museum, London Gatwick Airport, Crawley, Surrey, England.
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    8 June 2013


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: 2013 photo at Gatwick Aviation Museum

    12 January 2014


    Photographer: Michael Vickers
    Notes: 2014 photo taken at Gatwick Airport Museum
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