De Havilland DH89 Dominie X7346, impressed into RAF service, one of 6 Dominies transferred to the 8th AF USAAF.



Taken on charge as X7346 under Contract No B.104592/40 at [unknown] 24-Apr-41. To 57 OTU Hawarden 27-Jun-41. To 58 OTU Grangemouth 23-Apr-42. To Air Taxis Ltd for maintenance 22-Jul-42; to 18 MU 19-Aug-42. To 41 OTU Old Sarum 15-Oct-42. To Old Sarum Station Flight [31-Dec-42]. To de Havilland for maintenance 17-Mar-44. To USAAF at Alconbury 9-May-44. To 54 MU 4-Jul-44; returned to Alconbury 26-Jul-44. To 5 MU 28-Aug-44. Sold 22-Nov-46 to Air Schools Ltd. Regd G-AIUM (CofR 10981) 20-Nov-46 to Air Schools Ltd, Burnaston. Closed 25-Nov-46 & regd 27.11.46 to Southern Aircraft (Gatwick) Ltd, Gatwick; op by Southernair. CofA 8778 issued 19.2.47. Cld 2.5.47 & regd 7.5.47 to Hunting Flying Clubs Ltd, Luton. CofA lapsed 18.3.49. Cld 23.6.50 & regd 30.6.50 to Frank Cecil Gold, Southall, Middlesex. CofA renewed 3.7.50. New CofR No R61 issued .50. Regn cld 25.7.50 as sold abroad. Regd in Sweden as SE-BTA 25.8.50 to Duells Aero AB, Goteborg [and operated on occasion on floats]; named “Vastan Vind”. Regd 27.3.53 to Bolidens Gruv AB, Boliden. Regd 13.5.60 to H Duell, Goteborg. Regn cld 12.7.63 as sold to England. Flown to Hants & Sussex Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth [Easter 63] but not overhauled. Remains still extant.