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No less than three out of four Herons operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) can be found in the excellent museum in Colombo-Ratmalana and the fourth one survives in Malaysia. CR804 is a complete example re-engined by Riley with Lycoming IO-540 flat-six piston engines. It was first reported with the museum in March 1993.

At a time when four engine aircraft were still relatively rare, the Heron was well received by flight crews and by passengers who appreciated the additional safety when operating into more remote locations. Some 150 were built and exported to around 30 countries. Later, a number of Herons were fitted with 290 hp (216 kW) Lycoming IO-540 flat-six piston engines.The modifications were carried out by the Riley Turbostream Corporation of the USA and so became known as the Riley Heron. Due to clutter it was difficult to get a nice side on shot but this view shows the flat engine conversion nicely.

Delivered to Devlet Hava Yollari as TC-HAK in 1955 who were renamed to Turk Havak Yollari in 1956. Sold as N481R 1966. To Wright Airlines as N506FW and converted to a Riley Heron in 1967. To Swift Aire as N414SA in 1974. then to Pacific Alaska Airlines in 1983. To Sunflower Airlines as DQ-FEF and destroyed in a fatal crash on approach to Nadi, Fiji in 1986.

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in cargo configuration - stored engine-less

Built as standard Heron 2D with Gipsy Queen engines and delivered to the WGAF as CA+001, this was one of two for the Chief of Staff and Chancellor, returning as G-ASFI in 1964. It was sold on to Transportes Aereos de Guinea Portuguesa as CR-GAT and bought by Connellan Airways in 1970, who rebuilt VH-CLW at Alice Springs in 1972 as a Riley Heron with four Lycoming IO-540 engines and 3 blade props. It was leased to Kendell Airlines in 1976 and sold to Air Tungaru, Kirabati becoming T3-ATA in 1981 and then DQ-FDY with Sunflower Airlines, Fiji in 1984. Back to Australia in 1997 and to CAAM in 2012

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Photographer: Bernard Crocoll.

Registered as G-ANPA then CF-HLI in 1954 then N1420Z in 1963. Converted to a Riley Heron in 1968. To Swift Aire as N411SA in 1974 then to North American as N81962 in 1977. Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Scottsdale, AZ in 1984

Delivered to the Nigerian Government as Heron 2D 5N-ABH in 1964. Sold as N14146 in 1969 and converted to a Riley Heron. Reregistered as N6VM in 1974. Withdrawn from use at Sebring, FL by 1983. Later scrapped. Cancelled from the register in 1988.

Built as a Dove 2A in 1952 and registered as N1516V. Later converted to a Dove 5BA then to a Riley Dove 2 in 1966. Reregistered as ZS-RML in 1968, G-BDHD in 1975 then N46870 in 1977. Withdrawn from use at Sebring, FL. Cancelled from the register in 1987. Presumed scrapped.

CA001 (WGAF), G-ASFI, CR-GAT. To VH-CLW (1970) Converted to Heron 2E/A1, fitted with Lycoming Engines in 1972. To T3-ATA 1981, then DQ-FDY 1984. Acquired from Bankstown and restored.

First delivered to DHY (Devlet Hava Yollari) as TC-HAS, the airline was re-named THY (Türk Hava Yolları ) in 1956. Sold in the USA in 1966 first as N486R, then N508FW with Wright Air Lines in 1967. Converted to a Riley Heron in 1968, the aircraft later served with Swift Aire as N415SA from 1974 until withdrawn in 1980. Jumping to today, the aircraft is active associated with the Västerås Flygmuseum (Västerås Aviation Museum) in Sweden at the time of uploading.

Withdrawn from use in April 1984 and the fuselage was used as a hunting lodge in Tasmania