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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Sea Devon C.Mk 20
    Last Military Serial:XK895 RN
    Construction Number:04472
    Last Civil Registration:G-SDEV
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Sea Devon C.Mk 20 sn X...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    1956

    Constructed as a Sea Devon C.Mk 20.

    17 April 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n XK895.

    By 16 April 1980

    Transferred to 781nas, RNAS Lee-On-Solent.
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton.

    Circa 1981

    Assigned to 5MU RAF Kemble for storage.

    By 22 July 1981

    Transferred to RNAS Culdrose Station Flight.

    22 July 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Culdrose Air Show

    By June 1988

    Transferred to 771 NAS, RNAS Culdrose.

    From 29 March 1990 to 19 November 1996

    To Peter Gill and William Gentle with new c/r G-SDEV.
    Operated from North Weald.

    13 June 1992


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Boscombe Down IAT

    29 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: On finals to Fairford.

    From 19 November 1996 to 30 July 1998

    To de Havilland Aviation Ltd, Swansea keeping c/r G-SDEV.

    From 30 July 1998 to 3 December 1998

    To Jacquelyn Jones, Bridgend keeping c/r G-SDEV.

    From 3 December 1998 to 20 June 2005

    To Wyndeham Press Group PLC, Shoreham keeping c/r G-SDEV.

    20 June 2005

    To Aviation Heritage Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry keeping c/r G-SDEV.

    By 2009

    Operated by Kemble Airport, Kemble, Gloucestershire, England.
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    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    29 May 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Kemble Airfield in May 2009

    13 February 2013

    Placed on display with Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    7 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport. Note rudder missing

    19 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport.Note: rudder in place but in silver

    17 September 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    To South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Wrecks and Relics
    Internet Sources
     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    South Wales Aviation Group
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Andy West
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