I have seen the Dove sit there for years and knew it was a real treasure. I'm glad to see someone is giving it the Love and support needed to preserve the little de Havilland twin. A truly elegant design.
I too love these aircraft, especially the Heron, its four-engined big brother. The Heron was the first aircraft that I ever flew on as a 11-year-old in 1966. G-ASCX was built for the Luftwaffe and later sold to Ferranti Ltd. in the Lancashire, UK as Sebastian de Ferranti's executive transport. It was 1966 and my dad was working on the Bloodhound Missile installation project for the Swiss Air Force at Emmen near Lucerne. A part was needed urgently for the Launch Control Post for the missiles so G-ASCX was tasked with collecting said part from Manchester (Ringway) Airport and delivering it to Zurich. My dad asked Sebastian if he minded if may mother and I hitched a ride for a visit, he agreed and a love of the Heron/Dove began. I understand that G-ASCX is now in a museum in Launceston, Tasmania. I'd love to see her again, thanks for the memory.
The Biz Jet of it's time in as much as it served thee same purpose. Always love de Havilland products. I'd love to see one flying again as I'm old enough to remember the time when they were popular and reasoably common.
