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De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Twin engine 8 seat communications aircraft
In order to replace the obsolete Airspeed Oxford and Consul communications aircraft of the Weermacht/Force Pulique twelve 8-seat De Havilland DH.104 Doves were acquired in 1949. Up to the independence of Congo these machines were successfully used by the Weermacht/Force Pulique after which most of them had a very eventful post colonial career in the hands of the local forces.
Type
Dove 2
C/N
04252
D-10
Date In
Oct 1949
Date Out
Apr 1957
History
D-10, OO-CGG, written off in accident at N'Dolo/Leopoldstad/ville (now Kinshasa) on 8 Apr 1957
Type
Dove 2
C/N
04080
D-11
Date In
Feb 1950
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
OO-CGG, D-11/OT-CFK, KAT-11 (Katanga), written off in Aug 1961
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04054
D-12
Date In
Jun 1950
Date Out
Oct 1958
History
G-AJZU, OO-CFC, D-12 , Fatal crash on 6 Oct 1958 at Nialamgira (Congo)
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04367
D-14
Date In
Oct 1952
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
D-14/OT-CFM, K-14, KAT-14 (Katanga), K-14 (FAC) destroyed at Elisabethdtad/ville in Aug 1961.
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04442
D-15
Date In
Oct 1953
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
D-15/OT-CFN, Kat-15, KA-T15 (Katanga), KA-TDA (Katanga), 9Q-COB (Congo Government), possibly to FAC
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04443
D-16
Date In
Nov 1953
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
D-16/OT-CFP, destroyed at Ndjili in Jul 1960
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04447
D-17
Date In
Feb 1954
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
D-17/OT-CFQ, KAT-17 (Katanga), w/o Aug 61, Elisabethstad/ville.
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04154
D-18
Date In
Jul 1952
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
VP-YHV "Hoopoe", D-18/OT-CFR, KAT-18 (Katanga), FAC
Type
Dove 1B
C/N
04013
D-19
Date In
May 1956
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
OO-AWE (cartografie), D-19/OT-CFS, KAT-19 (Katanga), FAC
Type
Dove 1 > 5
C/N
04103
D-20
Date In
May 1956
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
OO-CFE (cartography), D-20/OT-CFT, K-20 (Katanga), destroyed in accident at Manone on 31 Jan 1961.
Type
Dove 5
C/N
04506
D-21
Date In
Nov 1959
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
D-21, Abandoned engineless at Ndjili, Used by FAC (?)
Type
Dove 5
C/N
04507
D-22
Date In
Nov 1959
Date Out
Jul 1960
History
D-22, KAT-22, KA-T22 (Katanga), to FAC, withdrawn from use at Angola 1963.