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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-104 Dove/Devon
    Latest Model:Devon C.2
    Last Military Serial:VP957 RAF
    Construction Number:04208
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Devon C.2 sn VP957 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ulster Aviation Society (Long Kesh Hangar), Lisburn, Mazetown, Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Devon C.2.
    Nose only survives

    24 August 1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n VP957.

    8 July 1978


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: This Devon C.2/2 of 207 Squadron was the support aircraft for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight display at the 1978 Blackpool Airshow.

    By August 1982

    Transferred to 207 SQN, RAF Northolt.

    11 August 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF St Mawgan Airshow

    4 July 1984

    Last flight.

    Transferred to Fire Dump, RAF Aldergrove.

    New serial number assigned: 8822M RAF

    Transferred to 817 Air Training Corps Squadron, Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
    Nose only.

    To Ulster Aviation Society (Long Kesh Hangar), Lisburn, Mazetown, Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
    Nose only.
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     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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