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de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

DH89-6280Written off

RegistrationGBG-ADBU

NOOperatorNorthern & Scottish Airways

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide. Operated for Northern & Scottish Airways, British Airways Ltd and United Airways.

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Technical data

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN6280

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

Figures for the DH.89A variant, the most representative of the family

Length10.5 m35 ft

Wingspan14.6 m48 ft

Height3.1 m10 ft

Range895 km483 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed212 km/h114 ktMach 0.20

Service ceiling5,100 m16,732 ft

Maximum take-off weight2,495 kg5,501 lb

Maximum payload1,030 kg2,271 lbIts 8 passengers with baggage would weigh about 0.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity8 passengers

Endurance4 h 13 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1934 (92 years ago) · About 727 units built · Production ended in 1946

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Operators

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Northern & Scottish Airways

Registration G-ADBU

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British Airways Ltd

Registration G-ADBU

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United Airways

Registration G-ADBU

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide · G-ADBU · Northern & Scottish Airways. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DH89-6280

MLA

“de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide · G-ADBU · Northern & Scottish Airways.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DH89-6280. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide · G-ADBU · Northern & Scottish Airways.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DH89-6280.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide · G-ADBU · Northern & Scottish Airways. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DH89-6280 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide · G-ADBU · Northern \& Scottish Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DH89-6280},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DH89-6280}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

Wikipedia

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