Ex NR843 (23 July 1945), YI-ABG (Iraqi Airways 1946), G-ALGE (registered 5 January 1949). Sold in the Irish Republic and registered EI-AMN 31 July 1962, cancelled 25 August 1964 when sold in France as F-BLXX. Later shipped to USA, where it was registered N8053 (July 1973). Impounded in the Dutch Antilles 1975 for drug smuggling, aircraft left in open store and eventually derelict. Cancelled 4 February 2017.

G-ALGE was operated by the MacSmith company from Newcastle - Woolsington between 1959 and 1962. Eventually registered N8053, the plane was impounded for drug smuggling at Sint Maarten in 1975. It was scrapped by 1990. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

This Rapide was built by Brush in July 1945 for the RAF as NR843. It flew for Iraqi Airways as YI-ABG from January 1946 until late 1948. Operated by Melba Airways from their base at Manchester Ringway between September 1949 and sale in February 1952. Later EI-AMN, F-BLXX and N8053.