The aircraft is being restored in the colours of Fleet Air Arm Dominie HG709 c/n 6694 which, sadly, was burnt on the Portsmouth Corporation rubbish tip in December 1962! (Credit: Air-Britain DH.89 History).

Restored to flight in 2014 after decades grounded, here providing joy rides

Participated in the air display. Current in 2025.

The Ba.44 was an adaption of the licensed DH.89 Dragon Rapide, changed to Italian construction techniques. Five were built for Ala Littoria plus one for Paraguay which, having c/n 4302, may have been the prototype. Here we see c/n 4303, ex MM267, I-AERE and I-ORSO. Sent to Libya, it was used by the air force to transport officials including Governor Balbo. From the fall of 1935 it became an ambulance and it seems to wear officious serial MM4303. By June 1940 it was involved in the invasion of Greece, joining the four others which had also been militarised. 4303 was then assigned MM60426. It crashed near Tirana on 9 March 1941. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Ex OH-BLA. Later OH-DHA, OY-DAS, D-IGEL and D-ILIT. Photo by: Tauno Keskinen / Museum Centre Vapriikki (Tampere)

Ex X7521, reported as sold to as scrap to Short Brothers at Rochester in April 1949 and subsequently registered as G-ALOV. Sold to Societe Transports Aeriens du Gabon in March 1954. Destroyed by fire while starting its engines at Ekouata, French Equatorial Africa, 16th March 1955.

Later OH-VKH, OH-DHA, OY-DAS, D-igel and D-ILIT. Photo from: E.M. Staf / Museum Centre Vapriikki (Tampere)

Operated by Aero O/Y. Later OH-VKI. OH-DHB and LN-BFB. Photo from: Hugo Sundström / Finnish Heritage Agency

First flown 13.1.38. Registered G-AFFF 24.2.38 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd. Registered 27.7.38 to Railway Air Services Ltd. Croydon; named "Juno". Transferred to Scottish Airways Ltd, Renfrew 26.5.39. Destroyed 27.9.46 when it flew into high ground in bad weather on Craigton Hill, 2 ½ miles North of Milngavie, Dunbartonshire, and 7 miles North of Renfrew. Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7. (Aviation Safety Network.) Photo from: Hugo Sundström / Finnish Heritage Agency

Sold in Ireland as EI-AML in June 1962. Photo by: Ronald D. H. Campbell via Colin Bookless

Nicely displayed Dragon Rapide, built in 1934

Sold in December 1953. Became ZK-BCP, later VH-BGP. Photo from" National Library of New Zealand/Alexander Turnbull Collection

Reregistered VH-CLH in 1958. Photo from: Library and Archives NT

Destroyed by fire at Turkey Creek, Western Australia on September 29, 1951. Fabric caught alight during engine start. Photo from: National Library of Australia