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THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - D.H.90 DRAGONFLY

The Airforce Aircraft Retired D.H.90 Dragonfly

Aircraft Stats:

Powerplant: 2 x 130hp de Havilland Gipsy Major inline piston engines

Speed: 232 kph, 144mph mph

Range: 1 006km, 625miles

Seats: 1+4

Length: 9.65m, 31ft 8in

Span: 13.11m, 0ft

Empty Weight: 1 134kg, 2,500lb

Max T/O Weight: 1 814kg, 4,000lb

Period of Service: 1939 - 1945

Weapons:
None specified

Squadrons:
None specified

Attrition:
No incidents found

D.H.90 Dragonfly

Status: Retired

Manufacturer: De Havilland

Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Role: Transport

Description:

At the start of World War II, South Africa impressed many private civil aircraft into the SAAF for use to train pilots and staff on the repair and maintenance of aircraft.

Many of these aircraft were also for communications between HQ and the air schools and operational training units.

Thee aircraft (1403, 1404 and 1408) served in the SAAF.

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