De Havilland DHA-3 Drover VH-DHM is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on May 15th, 2016.
De Havilland DHA-3 Drover VH-DHM
De Havilland DHA-3 Drover VH-DHM flying over Sydney Harbour during International Navy Fleet Review 2013. ... more
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De Havilland DHA-3 Drover VH-DHM
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Miroslava Jurcik
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De Havilland DHA-3 Drover VH-DHM flying over Sydney Harbour during International Navy Fleet Review 2013.
The Drover was designed and built in the late 1940s by de Havilland at Bankstown, NSW. Only 20 of this type were built with the first having its maiden flight in 1948. Operators of this type were Qantas and TAA as passenger and cargo aircraft and the Department of Health. However their most renowned role was with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, serving as an air ambulance well into the1960s.
Eight aircraft survive today, however only three are known to be airworthy (all Mk-2s): VH-ADN c/n 5009, VH-AZS c/n 5018 and VH-DHM c/n 5020.
The de Havilland Aircraft DHA-3 Drover was produced to replace the de Havilland DH-84 Dragon then in widespread use in Australia, many by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The prototype (c/n 5001) first flew on 23 January 1948. VH-DHM c/n 5020, is the 20th and last production model and was produced in 1951.
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