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De Havilland DH.9
Singel engine twin-seat obsevation aircraft and light bomber.
Immediately after the First World War, De Havilland supplied a total of 74 DH.9’s to the Aviation Militaire Belge in several batches between 1918 and 1922. Between December 1922 and the end of March 1923 Sabca produced another 29 DH.9's under licence for the military. So in total the Aéronautique Militaire took delivery of 103 De Havilland DH.9 observation aircaft. (They were registered D-1 to D-103). De Havilland DH.9’s were used by the N° 1 (Mephisto), N° 4 (Zebra), N° 5 (Swallow), N° 6 (Bee in 1924) and N° 7 (Mephisto after 1926) Observation Squadrons - N°s 9 and 11 Bomber Squadrons and the Flying School of Wevelgem (Penguin).
Most De Havilland DH.9 aircraft were withdrawn from service by the early thirties. On June 2nd, 1928 DH.9 D-32 flown by Adjudant Crooy and Sergeant Groenen made it into the history books by setting a world flight duration record at 60hrs 1 min 30 secs. This was achieved by in-flight refueling from another DH.9 serving as aerial tanker.(D. Brackx)
D-2
C/N
F1227 (RFC)
Date In
Date Out
1921
-
History
F1227 (RFC), D-2, 5/I (Swallow)
D-3
C/N
F1228 (RFC)
Date In
Date Out
1921
Jul 1924
History
F1228 (RFC), D-3, 5/III,
D-5
C/N
F1275 (RFC)
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
F1275 (RFC), D-5, 5/III, fate unknown.
D-7
C/N
F1204 (RFC)
Date In
Date Out
Oct 1921
-
History
F1204 (RFC), D-7, 5/III, II/1Aé,
D-8
C/N
F1201 (RFC)
Date In
Date Out
ct 1922
Apr 1922
History
F1201 (RFC), D-8, II Group, crashed on 7 April 1922.
D-11
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-11, 7/II/1Aé (Mephisto)
D-13
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
Sep 1930
History
D-13, 8/III, 4/I (Zebra), 2/1Aé (Mew), Fatal crash on 19 Sep 1930 at Goetsenhoven
D-14
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-14, 1/I (Mephisto), 7/II/1Aé (Mephisto)
D-15
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Jan 1922
Jul 1926
History
D-15, 1/I (Mephisto), III/1Aé
D-16
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Jan 1922
Nov 1922
History
D-16, II Group, 8/III Group, destroyed in crash landing, no further information available.
D-18
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Jan 1922
-
History
D-18, II Group, 4/I Group (Zebra),
D-20
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Jan 1922
-
History
D-20, II/1Aé
D-22
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
Feb 1923
History
D-22, 4/I (Zebra), Fatal crash at Hakendover on 08 Feb 1923.
D-23
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
May 1922
Oct 1926
History
D-23, II Group, I/3Aé , III/3Aé, crashed at Kessel-lo on 27 Jun 1926.
D-24
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Feb 1922
-
History
D-24, 8/III, II Group , 7/IV/1Aé (Mephisto)
D-28
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Mar 1922
Jun 1924
History
D-28, V, II, 1/III/2Aé, crashed on take-off from Bierset Awans on 4 Jun 1924.
D-32
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-32, 5/I (Swallow) , 7/II/1Aé (Mephisto), Marked "X" to set world's flight duration record on 2 Jun 1928.
D-34
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-34, 1/I (Mephisto), 5/I/1Aé (Swallow)
D-36
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-36, Pilot School Wevelgem (Pinguin), II Group, fate unknown.
D-38
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-38, 1/I (Mephisto), 7/II/1Aé (Mephisto), Pilot School Wevelgem (Pinguin)
D-43
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Aug 1922
-
History
D-43, II Group, fate unknown.
D-45
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Aug 1922
-
History
D-45, II Group, fate unknown.
D-48
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Aug 1922
Jun 1926
History
D-48, II/1Aé
D-49
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Sep 1922
May 1924
History
D--49, II Group, III/1Aé, crashed in 1924 at unknown location.
D-51
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
Sep 1922
Feb 1930
History
D-51, II Group, crashed on 21 Feb 1930.
D-52
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Sep 1922
Aug 1930
History
D-52, II Group, 5/III/1Aé (Swallow), written off in crash at Wevelgem on 27 Aug 1930.
D-54
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Sep 1922
-
History
D-54, II Group, 4/II/1Aé (Zebra).
D-64
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-64, Pilot School Wevelgem (Pinguin)
D-65
C/N
-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-65, II/1Aé
D-67
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
-
Oct 1924
History
D-67, II Group, Pilot School Wevelgem (Pinguin)
D-69
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
1922
Feb 1924
History
D-69, III/1Aé, 1/I (Mephisto), crashed at Goetsenhoven in Feb 1924.
D-70
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Nov 1922
Dec 1926
History
D-70, II Group, 2/I Group (Mew)
D-71
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-71, II Group, fate unknown.
D-72
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Nov 1922
-
History
D-72, II Group, crashed at Wevelgem
D-73
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Nov 1922
May 1924
History
D-73, 1/I (Mephisto), 7/II/1Aé (Mephisto), III/1Aé.
D-74
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Dec 1922
May 1928
History
D-74, II Group, crashed at Hollogne on 7 Jan 1928.
D-77
C/N
Sabca -
Date In
Date Out
Jan 1923
-
History
D-77, II/1Aé
D-79
C/N
Sabca -
Date In
Date Out
Mar 1923
Sep 1928
History
D-79, fate unknown.
D-83
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Jan 1923
Aug 1923
History
D-83, VI Group, Pilot School Wevelgem (Pinguin)
D-85
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Feb 1923
Oct 1924
History
D-85, II Group, VI Group,
D-89
C/N
Sabca -
Date In
Date Out
-
-
History
D-89, Pilot School Wevelgem (Pinguin)
D-100
C/N
Sabca-
Date In
Date Out
Feb 1923
Sep 1928
History
D-100, III Group, VI Group, II/1Aé, 1/I (Mephisto), crashed at Goetsenhoven on 18 Jun 1928.
D-101
C/N
Sabca -
Date In
Date Out
Feb 1923
Dec 1928
History
D-101, II/1Aé, crashed Aug 1928.
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