| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XR443 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Heron |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 114 Sea Heron C.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 14072 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | Yeovilton SF |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Amsterdam - SchipholMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHAM IATA: AMS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 December 1989 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 599956 |
| Photo Comment |
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Sandwich'd between XR441 and XR445, this Sea Heron visited Schiphol on a cold December day. XR445 was delivered as VR-NAQ on 13 April 19555 and became G-ARKU on 17 March 1961. Was delivered to the Fleet Air Arm Heron Flight on 24 August 1960. It was withdrawn from use on 19 December 1989. Following a storage period at RAF Shawbury it became G-ODLG on 31 August 1993. That was cancelled on 8 September 1993 when the Heron became VH-NJP. It is preserved at Bankstown (Australia), and then moved to Al Mahatta Aviation Museum Sharjah (UAE) as "G-ANFE". This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 September 2023, and has since been viewed 243 times. |