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De Havilland: DH 84 Dragon

From Graces Guide
DH 84 Dragon. Exhibit at the National Museum of Flight.
Sept 1940.
1941. De Havilland: DH 84 Dragon.
Sept 1945. G-ACAN

Note: This is a sub-section of De Havilland: Aircraft.

Biplane. six-eight passenger. Powered by two 130 hp Gypsy Moth 1 engines. Later version was the DH 84B Dragon Express. From the Dragon came the DH 86 Express and the DH89 Dragon Rapide

Variants

  • Dragon 1 : Twin-engined medium transport biplane.
  • Dragon 2 : Improved version. Fitted with framed cabin windows and two faired main undercarriage legs.
  • DH.84M Dragon : Military transport version. The DH.84M was armed with two machine guns, and it could carry up to sixteen 20 lb (9 kg) bombs. Exported to Denmark, Iraq and Portugal.

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