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    Airframe Family: Vickers Varsity
    Latest Model:Varsity T.1
    Last Military Serial:WL626 RAF
    Construction Number:WL626
    Last Civil Registration:G-BHDD
    Compressed ID:Vickers Varsity T.1 sn WL626 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Graham Vale, Midway, Swadlincote

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a Varsity T.1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WL626.

    Transferred to 201 Advanced Flying Training School, RAF Swinderby.

    1955

    Transferred to No. 2 Air Navigation School, Thorney Island.

    Transferred to No1 Air Navigation School Stradishall.

    Transferred to No 6 Flying Training School Finningley.

    9 July 1972


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Varsity T.1 of 6 Flying Training School as seen at RAF Topcliffe in the Summer of 1972.

    12 March 1976

    Ferry flight. Delivered to Midland Air Museum, Graham Vale Coventry Airport.

    15 May 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Varsity T.1 retired from 6 Flying Training School seen at Coventry in May 1977 prior to civil registration as G-BHDD.

    1979

    To unknown owner with c/r G-BHDD.
    Registered as and Flown to East Midlands Airport November 1979.

    To East Midlands Aeropark, East Midlands Airport (North Side), Castle Donington, Leicestershire/Leics, England.
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    Markings Applied: WL626, P

    From 18 May 1983 to 27 November 1995

    To Graham Vale keeping c/r G-BHDD.

    27 November 1995

    To Graham Vale, Midway, Swadlincote keeping c/r G-BHDD.

    21 November 2009

    Civil registration, G-BHDD, cancelled.

    27 November 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at Aeropark Museum at East Midlands Airport in the UK
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     Terry Fletcher
    Graham Vale
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