DHC stands for De Havilland Canada. It was a turboprop-powered airliner with STOL (short take-off and landing) capabilities. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988. The plane was designed to be able to land in airports with short runways in city centres.
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DHC Dash 7
This plaque marks the spot where on Sunday 27 June 1982, Captain Harry Gee of...
Aviator. Born Alan John Cobham in Camberwell. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, and went on to become the first test pilot for the de Havilland Aeroplane Hire Service. In 1932 he sta...
Elisabeth Nicole Marie Charlotte Avoyne was born on 25 May 1944 in Notre-Dame-d'Estr矇es, Calvados, Normandy, France. Known as 'Babette', our Picture Source informs that she had joined Pan American...
Invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1900. London was first targeted with airships in May 1915 and initially found defence very difficult. Searchlights and incendiary ammunition helped to de...
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