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The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, ... As of 2017, Sea Hornet F.20 TT193 was under restoration to flying condition by Pioneer Aero Ltd at Ardmore, New Zealand.
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum, formerly the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, is a volunteer-run aviation museum in London Colney, Hertfordshire, UK. [1]The Museum's mission is to preserve and communicate the de Havilland Heritage to ensure that current and future generations of all ages will understand de Havilland’s contribution to innovative British Aviation technology.
Recently a Beechcraft Staggerwing restoration was completed Around the world in a Staggerwing | D-17S Beechcraft | Captain Biff Windsock | William M. Charney | Reno, NV and other Staggerwing restorations are in progress. A replica of the de Havilland DH.88 Comet is under construction. The company is owned and run by Colin and Maeve Smith.
This included providing a De Havilland Venom as a static display at St. Paul's roundabout in Bournemouth to promote the event. Its most recent project was the restoration to flight of former Red Arrows Folland Gnat XR537, having completed projects on two Jet Provosts during 2007. XR537 was officially re-launched during the Bournemouth Air ...
The museum was housed in what was the original factory for the de Havilland Aircraft of Canada. It is the oldest surviving aircraft factory building in Canada. [ 7 ] This building saw the creation of the de Havilland Beaver and Otter bush planes which helped to open the Canadian North, and was also the place where Alouette I , the first ...
Recently retired Fleet Air Arm de Havilland Sea Mosquito, a navalised Mosquito for Royal Navy use as a torpedo bomber, began arriving for use in August 1952. These were later replaced during 1953 by de Havilland Sea Hornet, a naval carrier-capable version of the Hornet twin-engined fighter aircraft.
The Spitfires departed in 1951, replaced by the de Havilland Hornet, and the squadron remained in Hong Kong until being disbanded on 1 May 1955. However, two months later it was reformed as a reconnaissance unit at RAF Laarbruch .
8 July 1957 – de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.Mk 1, of 60 Squadron RAF stalled and crashed into married quarters at Tengah Airfield, Singapore, killing two women and a fifteen month old child. The pilot died, as did a fireman and a bystander, killed when a fire truck crashed. 8 other people were injured as a result of the crash.