Tony Lloyd photo

Date range is an estimate. Photographer unknown

Built as a Dove srs 2 and registered as F-BGOA. Converted to a srs 6B and later to a Riley Dove in 1952. Used as an instructional airframe at Toussus by 1989. Moved to Perigueux by 2005.

Damaged by fire at Nadi on August 21, 1988.

leased from Airlines of Tasmania (photographer not known)

Photographer I. Mackintosh

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Built as Dove 2A N1516V in 1952. Converted to Riley Dove 2 in 1966. To ZS-RML in 1968. Registered as G-BDHD for Fairflight Charters in August 1975. To N46870 in April 1977.

Riley Dove G-ATGK on overhaul with Dove 5 G-AROI (msn 04474) in the foreground. G-ATGK was exported to Jordan as JY-AEU the following month. G-AROI was exported to Denmark as OY-AJR in May 1980.

To USA in 1977 as N99254. Cancelled in November 2012.

Some 150 Herons were built, this aircraft with registration N415SA was modified by the Riley Turbostream Corporation with new engines and became known as a Riley Heron. It came to Sweden in 2010 and was nicely parked outside the Västerås Flygmuseum. Ex TC-HAS, N486R, N508FW.

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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.