ALFRED DAMEN COLLECTION
No. 10904. de Havilland D.H.114 Heron 1B (F-BGOJ c/n 14013) Air Paris
Photographed at Orly Airport, Paris, France, 1970, by Alfred Damen

de Havilland D.H.114 Heron 1B

04/21/2025. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Built for the Union Aéromaritime de Transport of Paris, France, the aircraft was handed over at Hawarden Aerodrome, Flintshire, Wales, on April 18, 1953, and flown to Paris the same day. Three days later it received its CofA and went into service on April 23.

On July 12, 1961, F-BGOJ was sold to Société Air Paris at Paray-Vieille-Poste, on the southern border of Orly airport. The CofA of F-BGOJ was suspended at Orly on July 25, 1971, and subsequently the aircraft was sold for spares to Peters Aviation of Norwich, UK. F-BGOJ was deregistered September 26, 1973, the aircraft was scrapped at Norwich in March 1974."


Created October 31, 2011