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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-87
    Latest Model:DH-87B Hornet Moth
    Construction Number:8135
    Last Civil Registration:G-AHBL
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-87B cn 8135 cr G-AH...
    Latest Owner or Location:Biggin Hill Airport, Croydon, London, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DH-87B.

    6 February 1946

    To Brevet Flying Club, Hamworth Aerodrome with new c/r G-AHBL.

    20 July 1946

    To West London Aero Services Ltd keeping c/r G-AHBL.

    From 1 August 1961 to 12 February 1997

    To Ursula Helena Hamilton keeping c/r G-AHBL.

    Circa 1978


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1978 photo at Old Warden

    From 12 February 1997 to 4 August 2009

    To Henry Douglas Labouchere keeping c/r G-AHBL.

    4 August 2009

    To Shipping and Airlines Ltd, Biggin Hill, Westerham keeping c/r G-AHBL.

    4 August 2009

    To Shipping and Airlines Ltd, Hangar 513, Biggin HILL Airport, Biggin HILL, Westerham keeping c/r G-AHBL.

    To Biggin Hill Airport, Croydon, London, England.
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    9 May 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2010 Kemble Great Vintage Flying Weekend

    12 August 2011

    Visited the Vintage Aircraft Fly-in at Shaffen Diest in Belgium and awarded prizes for Oldest Aircraft and Best Biplane.

    6 May 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
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     Terry Fletcher
    Peter Nicholson
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