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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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
DHC Dash 7
This plaque marks the spot where on Sunday 27 June 1982, Captain Harry Gee of...
Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Designed the Sopwith Camel. Aged 10 accidentally killed his father in a shooting accident. Expert ice skater and a legend in the yachting America's Cup. Born 92 C...
At around 4 am, the plane is thought to have got caught in an electrical storm when it was returning from a bombing raid on Cologne. Three of the crew and three civilians were killed after the plan...
The story of this crash is very well told at Their Last Night. Here we give a brief summary. The plane was a a Mark 5 Halifax No DK 253 of 427 Squadron based at Leeming, Yorkshire. It was one o...
Elisabeth Nicole Marie Charlotte Avoyne was born on 25 May 1944 in Notre-Dame-d'Estrées, Calvados, Normandy, France. Known as 'Babette', our Picture Source informs that she had joined Pan American...
Sculptor active in 1914. Also worked on Giles Gilbert Scott's Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, in particular the carved figures of children in C15 Italian Renaissance style, in the Lady Chapel.
Benefactor. The 'Carpinter' on the plaque is thought to indicate his livelihood rather than his surname.
When the church was here the address was Prince's Square. Our pin is positioned on the font, the boards around the trees are to the west ...
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