D.H.88 Comet, French A.F.

[Orso]

I am curious about the registrations E-109 and H-609 on the French A.F. marked plane. It seems to be very uncertain which of them is right so where do the info come from? I have only seen a picture that shows the 09 part, never H-6 or E-1. Is there any photos that shoe them or why have those numbers popped up? To make things worse, on this Russian page: http://airwar.ru/enc/law1/dh88.html there is a picture at the end where it seem to say 08 so perhaps both planes was tested by the Air Force? One with the reg. H-608 or 9 and the other with E-109 or 8?

Edited December 28, 2018 by Orso

[bzn20]

No idea , didn't know these Comets went to French AF . Russian website is a blast .  nicht spreken wrong way letters . Love the DH88 though. Art Deco Mosquito !

[VH-USB]

1 hour ago, Orso said:

I am curious about the registrations E-109 and H-609 on the French A.F. marked plane. It seems to be very uncertain which of them is right so where do the info come from? I have only seen a picture that shows the 09 part, never H-6 or E-1. Is there any photos that shoe them or why have those numbers popped up? To make things worse, on this Russian page: http://airwar.ru/enc/law1/dh88.html there is a picture at the end where it seem to say 08 so perhaps both planes was tested by the Air Force? One with the reg. H-608 or 9 and the other with E-109 or 8?

The French aviation magazine 'Avions' had an article on the DH88 in French service.

The issue was No. 168, March/April 2009.

https://bookspics.com/magazines/avions-%E2%84%96168-2009-0304/

 

Tim

[CarLos]

Björn, I don't know about French Air Force registrations, but both "the Green one" (F-ANPY) and F-ANPZ were bought by the French government and used extensively. Ogilvy writes that both Comets went to Istres in 1938, where they were destroyed in a hangar fire in 1940. May be they wore military registrations by then?

 

Carlos