DH-built at Chester in 01.58. Served Shell de Venezolana Ltda. as YV-P-AEB, converted to Riley Heron in 1967, then to Ministerio de Minas e Hidrocarburos as YV-O-MMH-5. Later to ZK-TAJ, and broken up in 1996.

Ex G-ASCX, VH-CLV was delivered to Connellan Airways in 1970 and converted to Lycoming power. In 1974 it was chartered by Ansett Airlines of New South Wales as a potential replacement for the Short flying boats following the opening of an airport on Lord Howe Island. -CLV returned to Connellan but in 1981 it was back on the Sydney-Lord Howe route with Avdev Airlines, soon to be renamed Avdev Airlines Davey. It was sold to Airlines of Tasmania in 1984 and was still with it when ceased operations in 1997. -CLV passed to the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston.

Ex Indian Heron that came to Australia for Connellan Airways in 1963. VH-CLT was converted to Lycoming power on arrival. It flew with Airlines of Tasmania from 1983 to 1989 after which it was cancelled from the register and scrapped.

Shortly before I boarded this aircraft for a flight to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.

Airline became Avdev Airlines in 1982. AvDev acquired VH-KAM when it took over Davey Air Services.

Davey merged with Avdev Airlines and was eventually absorbed by that airline..

Sold in Kiribati as T3-ATA in 1981

On delivery to Connellan Airways. Converted to Riley Turbo Skyliner in October 1973. Crashed Cairns/YBCS on 23 October 1975

Originally G-ANNO with Vickers-Armstrong/BAC, this 1954 Heron went on to JF and Fairflight before finding its way to Thailand in 2.80. Already wfu by the time of this photo and last reported as a wreck at BKK (strange to see the new code for Don Muang since the new airport opened)

F-OAPN arrives that the Hawker de Havilland hangar for maintenance. The Noumea-based Heron was withdrawn from use in 1971.

Beginning life as Jersey Airlines' "Duchess of Alderney" in 7.54, this Heron became part of the Morton Air Services fleet and in 1966 was leased to Sierra Leone Airways as 9L-LAI. Morton merged into British United in 1968 and the aircraft is seen here after acquisition by Executive Air Engineering. Served Peters Aviation for the rest of the 1970s but ended up with St Lucia Airways from 1980, the fuselage later being sunk as a diving wreck

Spare fuselage for your Heron, sir? The RMAF one was delivered to them in 6.63 as FM-1054 and bought by Prinair in 9.81, being allocated N588PR but only used for spares. The other five in Prinair's multi-colour liveries had at least seen service with them but not surprisingly all were scrapped

Leased from East Coast Airlines in Australia for less than two months.

VH-KAM climbs out on its regular service to Melbourne (YMMB).

Operated by Associated Airlines, the private airline of mining giant BHP. Sold in the US in 1968 as N210FA.