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de Havilland D.H.104 Dove 8

Designed as a successor to the D.H.89A Dragon Rapide, the Dove was produced in a number of variants. The Dove 1 of which 207 were built, was first flown in 1945 and was powered by 2x 330hp(246kW) de Havillands. The Dove 1B and 2B were Mk.1 and Mk.2 aircraft re-engined with 2x 340hp(254kW) de Havillands. The Dove 4 was the civil designation for the military Devon version of which 95 were built. The Doves 5 and 6 were uprated versions of the Doves 1 and 2. The Dove 6A was an executive version for the North American market. The Doves 7 and 8 had a raised cockpit roof and more powerful engines. Three Dove 8A’s were built for the United States where it was known as the Custom Dove 600. A total of 544 Doves were built from 1945 to 1968 and a very small number remain in airworthy condition.

                                 VH-OBI             c/n 04525           United Kingdom  Photo: Bob Livingstone

13 seat light transport first flown in 1960

Engines: 2x 400hp(298kW) DH Gipsy Queen 3                                                                                Length: 39’4"(11.99m)                                                                                        Height: 13’4"(4.06m)Wingspan: 57’0"(17.37m)                                                                                                 No.built: 15 Range: 1175miles(1891km)                                                             Cruising speed: 162mph(261kmh) Empty weight: 6580lb(2985kg)                                              Maximum take-off weight: 8950lb(4060kg)

 

  VH-DVE        c/n                 Photo: Warwick Henry

Other examples of the D.H.104 Dove are illustrated below. The Dove illustrated below is a Mk.1B which was sold new in South Africa in 1951 and returned to the UK in 1955 to be eventually broken up in 1976.

  de Havilland D.H.104 Dove 8

                                       G-AMKS                 c/n 04290

A Dove Mk.8 is illustrated below.

 

                                       G-ARHW                c/n 04512     

The Dove Mk.8 illustrated below was scrapped at Exeter in 1984.

 

                                       G-ATAI                   c/n 04538

Another Dove Mk.8 is shown below.

  Dove Mk.8

                                       Registration unknown
 

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