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Airspeed AS.65 Consul

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Produced Variants

AS.65 ConsulCivil transport conversion of the AS.10 Oxford.

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C/n Initial Registration Notes
 153 converted by Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, between 1946 and 1949.
   G-AGVY  Ex V3679. Prototype conversion, with short nose; initially regd as Oxford but amended March 1947. To The British Bata Shoe Co Ltd, Tilbury.  
   G-AHEF  Ex PH191. Retained by Airspeed Ltd. (later The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd), Christchurch.  
   G-AHEG  Ex T1206. Initially regd as Oxford but amended March 1947. To Airwork Ltd, Heston (operated as demonstrator).
   G-AHEH  Ex LX641. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. To Air Jordan September 1950 as TJ-ABB.
   G-AHFS  Ex HN769. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. To Aero Propaganda AB, Bromma August 1951 as SE-BTU.
   G-AHFT  Ex HN423. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. Operated by United Nations in Palestine/Israel 1948 as UN-99.
   G-AHJX  Ex LB529. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon, via Airwork Ltd, Heston.
   G-AHJY  Ex HN471. To Atlas Aviation Ltd, Elstree, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. To Iceland in 1951 as TF-RPM.
   G-AHJZ  Ex HN494. To Airspeed Ltd. (later The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd), Christchurch. To Airnautic Toussus in April 1957 as F-BFAT.
   G-AHMA  Ex LX732. To Atlas Aviation Ltd, Elstree, via Airwork Ltd, Heston.
   G-AHMB  Ex LX281. To Southern Aircraft (Gatwick) Ltd, Gatwick, via Airwork Ltd, Heston; named "Southernaire". To Israel August 1949? as 4X-ACO.
     To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table).
   G-AHMC  Ex HN583. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Blackbushe. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table).
   G-AHMD  Ex NM329. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate, via Airwork Ltd, Heston.
   G-AHRK  Ex LX265. To British Aviation Services Ltd, Thame. To Northern Rhodesia February 1949 as VP-RBM.
   G-AHXP  Ex HN840. To International Airways, Croydon; named "Blanche Fury". To Israel October 1949 as 4X-ACV. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table).
   G-AHYW  Ex PG936. To Portsmouth Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth.
   G-AHZV  Ex RR356. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate.
   G-AHZW  Ex LX260. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate.
   G-AIAH  Ex PK252. Initially registered to Channel Islands Steel & Iron Co Ltd, Jersey; not delivered. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon.
   G-AIBC  Ex RR358. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Blackbushe.
   G-AIBF  Ex LX726. To British Aviation Services Ltd, Blackbushe.
   G-AICZ  Ex PK253. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Blackbushe. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table).
   G-AIDW  Ex HN783. To Atlas Aviation, Elstree.
   G-AIDX  Ex PK254. To Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, Luton, via Intava Ltd, Luton. To Farner-Werke AG, Grenchen in October 1956 as as HB-LAT.
   G-AIDY  Ex LX263. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill.
   G-AIDZ  Ex RR363. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. To Societe Escadrille Mercure, Nice in October 1951 as F-BFVS.
   G-AIEA  Ex PK256. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. To Societe Africaine de Travaux et dEtudes de Photographies Aerienne (SATEPA), Libreville, French West
     Africa in October 1950 as F-OAHJ.
   OO-GVP  Ex PK248. To Air Transport, Brussels. (Initially registered G-AIHC to Airspeed before delivery)
   G-AIIM  Ex PK290. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). To Turkish Air Force (See Military Table).
   G-AIIN  Ex PK292. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Kenley, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. To Southern Rhodesia as VP-YIC in November 1949. To Israeli Air Force in 1950.
     (See Military Table).
   G-AIIO  Ex PK297. To Extractors (Hull) Ltd, White Waltham, via Airwork Ltd, Heston.
   G-AIIS  Ex RR357. To International Airways, Croydon; named "Blanche Fury".
   G-AIKO  Ex PK287. To Chartair Ltd, Thame/Malta. To Air Jordan in December 1950 as TJ-ABE.
   G-AIKP  Ex PK259. To Oswald Hawthorn Simpson, Surbiton (later Bournemouth & Leeds); based Gatwick; named "The Silver Lady". To Silver Flight Ltd, Durban in
     October 1947 as ZS-BJX.
   G-AIKR  Ex PK286. To Chartair Ltd, Thame.  
   G-AIKS  Ex PK288. To Skytravel Ltd, Speke.  
   G-AIKT  Ex PK304. To The Marquess of Londonderry, Newtownards.  
   G-AIKU  Ex PK296. To Butlins Ltd, Luton. To Air Jordan, Amman in May 1951 as TJ-AAX.
   G-AIKX  Ex PK302. To Chartair Ltd, Thame/Malta.  
   G-AIKY  Ex PK260. To British Aviation Services Ltd, London W1. To Malayan Airways Ltd in 1947 as VR-SCD, named "Raja Udang" (Kingfisher). To Israeli Air Force,
     February 1957. (See Military Table).
   G-AIKZ  Ex PK261. To Skytravel Ltd, Speke. To Societe Transportes Aerei Mediterranei, Rome in May 1956 as I-VALH.
   G-AILA  Ex PK258. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). To Turkish Air Force (See Military Table).
   G-AIOL  Ex PK257. To Steiners Air Service, Speke; named "Liverpool Hawk". To Israeli Air Force. (See Military Table).
   G-AIOM  Ex PK295. To Chartair Ltd, Thame/Malta.  
   F-BCJD  Ex PK300. To Societe Algerienne de Transports Aeriens, Algiers. (Initially registered G-AION to Airspeed before delivery)
   G-AIOO  Ex PK305. To Payloads (Charter) Co Ltd, Gatwick. Sold to South Africa; regn ZS-BNT reserved 14 February 1947 but not taken up.
   G-AIOP  Ex HM643. (Reserved as OO-MAB; not taken up). To Hornton Airways Ltd, Gatwick. To Nordisk Aero Transport, Bromma in April 1951 as SE-BTB.
   G-AIOR  Ex PK289. To Dennis Aviation Ltd, Gatwick. To Israel in 1949 as 4X-ACP. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table).
   G-AIOS  Ex PK265. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon.
   G-AIOT  Ex PK206. To Patrick Duval Aviation Ltd, Elmdon; named City of Warwick". Operated by United Nations in Palestine/Israel as UN-97 in 1948.
   G-AIOU  Ex PK303. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon.
   G-AIOV  Ex PK309. To Patrick Duval Aviation Ltd, Elmdon; named "City of Worcester". To Societe Transportes Aerei Mediterranei, Rome in May 1956 as I-VALZ.
   G-AIOW  Ex PK301. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon.
   G-AIOX  Ex EB748. To Transcontinental Air Services Ltd, Gatwick. To Air Jordan in December 1950 as TJ-ABD.
   G-AIOY  Ex PK282. To Soloman Yager, White Waltham; named "Carlos Amigos". To Aero Propaganda AB, Sweden, in September 1950 as SE-BTD.
   G-AIOZ  Ex PK283. To Grayson Air Services Ltd, Denham.
   G-AIRP  Ex RR359. To Payloads (Charter) Co Ltd, Croydon.
   G-AIUR  Ex HN174. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. Operated in Palestine/Israel as UN-95 1948.
   G-AIUS  Ex HM757. To Air Kruise (Kent) Ltd, Lympne. To Maurice Korchia, Kenitra in January 1961 as CN-TEJ.
   G-AIUT  Ex LX666. To Congo Charter Ltd, London. To Colman Myers, Bulawayo in November 1949 as VP-YID. To Israeli Air Force in 1950. (See Military Table).
   MC-ABA  Ex LX599. Registered to Monte Carlo Airways Ltd, but not delivered. To UK as G-AJAX. To Atlas Aviation Ltd, Elstree, via Airwork Ltd, London.
     To Israeli Air Force in April 1949. (See Military Table).
   VR-SCE  Ex PH178. To Malayan Airways Ltd; named "Pipit" (Sparrow).
 5096  VR-SCF  Ex ??. To Malayan Airways Ltd; named "Layang" ("Swallow").
 5097  G-AJFZ  Ex T1013. To Percival H Meadway, Portsmouth; named "Monica".
 5098  G-AIUV  Ex HN191. To Hornton Airways Ltd, London. To Israeli Air Force in April 1950. (See Military Table).
 5099    C/n allocated but not used
 5100  G-AIUW  Ex BG418. To Hornton Airways Ltd, London. To Israeli Air Force in 1950. (See Military Table).
 5101    C/n allocated but not used
 5102  G-AIVA  Ex BG152. To Transair Ltd, Croydon. To Real Aero Club de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas in February 1953 as EC-AHU.
 5103    C/n allocated but not used
 5104  G-AIUU  Ex W6562. To International Airways, Croydon. Operated in Palestine/Israel as UN-102 in 1948.
 5105  G-AIUZ  Ex V4125. To Transair Ltd, Croydon.
 5106  G-AIUX  Ex LB527. To Chartair Ltd, London. To East African Airways Corporation, Nairobi in May 1954 as VP-KMI.
 5107  VT-CJA  Ex NM523. To Airways (India) Ltd. C/n uncertain but probably 5107.
 5108  VT-CJB  Ex LX735. To Airways (India) Ltd.
 5109    C/n allocated but not used
 5110  G-AJGB  Ex LX156. To Domin L Steiner, Speke; named "Liverpool Cygnet".
 5111    C/n allocated but not used
 5112    C/n allocated but not used
 5113    C/n allocated but not used
 5114    C/n allocated but not used
 5115    C/n allocated but not used
 5116  G-AIUY  Ex HN323. To Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon. To Societe Transportes Aerei Mediterranei, Rome in April 1955 as I-VALC.
 5117  G-AJGA  Ex X6740. To Northern Air Charter, West Hartlepool.
 5118  F-BCJK  Ex DF337. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers. Possibly ex DF237.
 5119  G-AJGC  Ex LW833. To Domin L Steiner, Speke; named "Liverpool Liver".
 5120  G-AJGD  Ex HM633. To Domin L Steiner, Speke.
 5121  G-AJGE  Ex R5973. To Pullman Airways Ltd, Elstree.
 5122  G-AJGF  Ex HN199. To Patrick Laing Air Service Ltd, Gatwick. To Israeli Air Force in 1949. (See Military Table).
 5123  G-AJGG  Ex HN733. To Chartair Ltd, Croydon. To   Air Jordan in December 1950 as TJ-ABG.  
 5124  G-AJGH  Ex AT676. To British Aviation Services Ltd, Thame.
 5125  G-AJGI  Ex LW832. To Domin L Steiner, Speke.
 5126  G-AJLH  Ex NJ376. To Northern Air Charter, West Hartlepool.
 5127  G-AJLI  Ex LX760. To Westminster Airways Ltd, London. To Iberia in February 1952 as EC-AGK.
 5128  G-AJLJ  Ex HM627. To Air Enterprises Ltd, Gatwick. Operated in Palestine/Israel as UN-96 in1948.
 5129  G-AJLK  Ex HN780. To Westminster Airways Ltd, London. Sold as TJ-ABF in January 1951 to Air Jordan, but not delivered. To Arab Airways Association in July 1951
     as TJ-AAY.
 5130  G-AJLL  Ex HN478. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. To Societe Algerienne de Transports Aeriens, Oran as F-BCJE.
 5131  G-AJLM  Ex LW899. To Portsmouth Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. Sold abroad April 1950, but no regn traced. To Gok-Tur Sirketi Co in August 1952 as TC-GOK.
 5132  G-AJLN  Ex V4159. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. To Dept of Civil Aviation, Lydda in May 1953 as 4X-AEN.
 5133  G-AJLO  Ex X6859. To Airspeed Ltd. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines (Pty) Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in August 1955 as ZS-DNL.
 5134  EI-ADB  Ex HN844. To Aer Rianta Teoranta, Dublin. To British South American Airways Corporation, Hurn in July 1949 as G-ALTZ, named 'Star Monitor'.
 5135  G-AJLP  Ex DF402. To HH Prince Aly Suleiman Khan, Croydon. To Air Jordan in September 1950 as TJ-ABC.
 5136  G-AJLR  Ex R6029. To Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon.
 5137    Ex ED251. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5138  G-AJND  Ex EB718. To Domin L Steiner, Speke. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. In November 1947 as XY-ABJ.
 5139  G-AJNE  Ex LW900. To Domin L Steiner, Speke.
 5140  LV-XYL  Ex LW901. To Servicios Aeropostales de Estado (SADE). To Argentine Air Force as S-17 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5141  LV-XYM  Ex LW902. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-23 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5142  LV-XYN  Ex LW903. To Servicios Aeropostales de Estado (SADE). To Argentine Air Force as S-18 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5143  LV-XYO  Ex LW904. To Servicios Aeropostales de Estado (SADE). To Argentine Air Force as S-19 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5144  LV-XYP  Ex LW905. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-20 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5145  G-AJNF  Ex HM847. To Milburnair Ltd, Gatwick. To Maharajah of Bikaner in January 1948 as VT-CRG.
 5146  G-AJNG  Ex DF522. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. To Aeropropaganda AB, Stockholm in February 1952 as SE-BUP.
 5147  F-BCJL  Ex LX729. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers.
 5148  G-AJWO  Ex AT760. To Edward Arthur Roderick Van Den Burgh, Bromley. To Robert Henri, Tangiers in January 1950 as F-OAFD.
 5149  F-BDPS  Ex HN530. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon.
 5150  F-BDPY  Ex HM915. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJNH to Airspeed before delivery).
 5151  EI-ADC  Ex HM980. To Aer Rianta Teoranta, Dublin.
 5152  LV-XYS  Ex HM917. To Argentine Air Force as S-16 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5153  LV-XYR (1)  Ex HM918. To Argentine Air Force as S-15 (See Military Table) February 1948. Regn re-used by c/n 5155. See Note 3.
 5154  LV-XYQ (1)  Ex DF512. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-14 (See Military Table). See Note 3.
 5155  LV-XYR (2)  Ex DF513. To Argentine Air Force as S-22 (See Military Table) October 1947. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) June 1948.
     Regn re-used from c/n 5153. See Note 3.
 5156  LV-XYQ (2)  Ex DF515. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-21 (See Military Table). Regn re-used from c/n 5154. See Note 3.
 5157  F-BDPV  Ex DF515. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJNI to Airspeed before delivery).
 5158  G-AJNJ  Ex EB908. To Airspeed Ltd. To Burma 11.47(?) (possibly XY-ABL or Air Force).
 5159  VT-CZQ  Ex MP347. To Maharoo Raja Sahib Bahadur of Bundi, operated by Jodhpur Flying Club, via RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth (as G-AJNK).
 5160  XY-ABK  Ex HN831. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. (Initially registered G-AJNL to Airspeed before delivery). To the Union Of Burma Air Force (See Military Table).
 5161  F-BDPX  Ex NM642. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJWP to Airspeed before delivery).
 5162  F-BEDP  Ex HN829. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJWR to Airspeed before delivery).
 5163  XY-ABC  Ex HM629. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd.
 5164  G-AJXE  Ex HN734. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick.  
 5165  G-AJXF  Ex NM314. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick.  
 5166  G-AJXG  Ex NM334. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick.  
 5167  G-AJXH  Ex HN719. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick. To Iberia/Lineas Aereas de Espana, Madrid in April 1957 as EC-ANL.
 5168  G-AJXI  Ex V4283. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick. To Airnautic, Toussus-le-Noble in February 1957 as F-BHVY.
 5169  VR-TAR  Ex HN713. To United Air Services Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. (Initially registered G-AJWT to Airspeed before delivery).
 5170  G-AJWS  Ex HM756. To Edward Arthur Roderick Van Den Burgh, Bromley. To Henri La Faye de Micheaux, Tangierin April 1950 as F-OAGD, named 'Hyper Bichon'.
 5171  F-BDPU  Ex EB732. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon.
 5172  G-AJWV  Ex HM636. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). Converted as military version as Burmese AF UB339 October 1949 but not delivered.
     To Turkish Air Force (See Military Table).
 5173  F-BEDT  Ex HN717. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers. (Initially registered G-AJWW to Airspeed before delivery).
 5174  VR-TAS  Ex NJ302. To United Air Services Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. (Initially registered G-AJWX to Airspeed before delivery).
 5175  VR-TAU  Ex EB974. To United Air Services Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. (Initially registered G-AJWY to Airspeed before delivery).
 5176  F-OABU  Ex AT657. To Government of French Indo-China (Haut Commissaire de France en Indochine), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJWZ to Airspeed before delivery).
 5177  F-OABT  Ex HM827. To Government of French Indo-China (Haut Commissaire de France en Indochine), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AKCK to Airspeed before delivery).
 5178  G-AKCV  Ex NM593. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines [Pty] Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban
     in October 1955 as ZS-DNM (but see c/n 5191).
 5179  G-AKCW  Ex NJ318. To Ministry of Supply as VX587   (See Military Table).
 5180  XY-ABI  Ex HM917. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. (Initially registered G-AJWU to Airspeed before delivery). To the Union Of Burma Air Force (See Military Table).
 5181  EC-ACZ  Ex NJ309. To Real Aero Club de Espana.
 5182    Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-4. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table).
 5183    Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-5. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table).
 5184    Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-6. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table).
 5185    Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-7. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table).
 5186    Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-8. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table).
 5187    Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-9. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table).
 5188  G-AKSA  Ex ??. To the Union Of Burma Air Force (See Military Table). (Initially registered G-AJWU to Airspeed before delivery).  
 5189  C-33  Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines [Pty] Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in August 1955 as ZS-DNK.
 5190  C-31  Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines [Pty] Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in August 1955 as ZS-DNJ.
 5191  C-35  Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). (Reported to have become ZS-DNM; but see c/n 5178)
 5192  F-BEDC  Ex HM848. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers.  
 5193  C-36  Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table).
 5194    C/n allocated but not used
 5195    C/n allocated but not used
 5196    C/n allocated but not used
 5197    C/n allocated but not used
 5198    C/n allocated but not used
 5199    C/n allocated but not used
 5200    C/n allocated but not used
 5201    C/n allocated but not used
 5202  F-OAHG  Ex PH260. To Societe Indochinoise de Ravitallement, Saigon. (Initially registered G-AMBT to Airspeed before delivery).  
 5203    C/n allocated but not used
 5204    C/n allocated but not used
 5205    C/n allocated but not used
 5206    C/n allocated but not used
 5207    C/n allocated but not used
 5208    C/n allocated but not used
 5209    C/n allocated but not used
 5231    C/n allocated but not used
 5232    C/n allocated but not used
 5233    C/n allocated but not used
 5234    C/n allocated but not used
 5235    C/n allocated but not used
 5236    C/n allocated but not used
 5237    C/n allocated but not used
 5238    C/n allocated but not used
 5239    C/n allocated but not used
 5240    C/n allocated but not used
 5241    C/n allocated but not used
 5242    C/n allocated but not used
 5243  F-OAHH  Ex ??. To Societe Indochinoise de Ravitallement, Saigon. (Initially registered G-AMBU to Airspeed before delivery). Note: c/n possibly 5203.
 5244    Ex PH305. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5245    Ex NM803. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5246    Ex BG571. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5247    Ex PH517. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5248    Ex PH373. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5249    Ex HN786. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford.
 5250  G-AMID  Ex ??. To Airspeed Ltd. (later The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd), Christchurch. To Societe Aigle-Azur, Paris, April 1952, as F-BGPF.
 6 aircraft converted by the de Havilland factory at Rongotai, New Zealand. Delivered between 1948 and 1952.
   NZ1901  Ex NZ2157. To RNZAF (See Military Table).
   NZ1902  Ex NZ2153. To RNZAF (See Military Table).
   NZ1903  Ex NZ2135. To RNZAF (See Military Table).
   NZ1904  Ex NZ1392. To RNZAF (See Military Table).
   NZ1905  Ex NZ1394. To RNZAF (See Military Table).
   NZ1906  Ex NZ2119. To RNZAF (See Military Table).
 1 aircraft converted in Sweden in 1952.
   SE-BTC  Cvilian Oxford of Transair Sweden AB, Bromma, converted to Consul standard May 1952.
Total Conversions   (160)
Total Conversions (Not Completed - Became civil registered Oxford.)   (7)



Conversions Exported as Military

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Serial Range New C/n Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 2 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force as VIP transports. Delivered in September 1946.
 4771 - 4772      (2)     Ex G-AIIM, G-AILA
 10 aircraft for the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina) via the Argentine Purchacing Commission. Delivered between June and December 1947. See note 3.
 S-14   -   S-23  5154, 5153, 5152, 5140,  10      See civil register LV-XYL - 'YP, LV-XYQ - 'YR.
   5142- 5144, 5156, 5155,        
   5141        
 6 aircraft for the RNZAF, modified by the de Havilland factory at Rongotai. Delivered between 1948 and 1952.
 NZ1901 -   NZ1906    6       Ex Oxfords NZ2157, NZ2153, NZ2135, NZ1392, NZ1394 and NZ2119 respectively.
 1 aircraft for the Ministry of Supply to contract 6/Acft/2609. Delivered in December 1948.
 VX587      (1)    Ex G-AKCW.
 1 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force as an ambulance aircraft. Delivered in 1949.
 4773  5172    (1)     Ex G-AJWV
 6 aircraft for the Force Publique, Belgian Congo. Delivered in 1949.
 C-31 - C36  5190, 5178, 5189, 5133,  4  (2)    C-32 ex G-AKCV; C-34 ex G-AJLO
   5191, 5193        
 7 aircraft supplied to the Union Of Burma Air Force. Delivered between September 1949 and February 1950. 2 ex Union Of Burma Airways aircraft were also acquired in September 1949.
 UBC.1 - UBC.2      (2)    Ex Union Of Burma Airways.
 UB339  5172      1  G-AJWV converted as military version but not delivered. To Turkish AF as ambulance.
 UB340    1      Of the 6 aircraft supplied directly to the Union Of Burma Air Force, one was ex G-AKSA and at least 3 flew under
 UB343 - UB345    3      B Conditions as G-22-5, G-22-8, G-22-9.
 UB348 - UB349    2      
 11 aquired by the Israeli Defence Force Air Force between 1949 and 1950.
 2801 - 2811      (11)    Ex G-AICZ, G-AHMC, G-AHMB, G-AJAX, G-AIUV, G-AJGF, G-AHXP, G-AIOL, G-AIOR, G-AIUW, G-AIIN
           respectively.
Total  26  19  1  



Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 AS.65 Consul   (160)   (160)
  0 (160) 0 (160)


Notes
  1. Both Taylor [1] and Hamlin [2] give a total of 161 conversions. The above lists are from those sources, but aircraft with known registration allocations only total 160.
     
  2. C/ns 5137 and 5244-5249 belong to converted Oxfords. C/ns 5210-5230 belong to Ambassadors.
     
  3. The order in which Argentine aircraft were given civil registrations and/or military serials is unknown.

Production References
  1. Airspeed Aircraft Since 1931, H.A. Taylor (Putnam, 1970)
  2. The Oxford, Consul and Envoy File, John F. Hamlin (Air-Britain Publications, 2001)
  3. Aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, David Duxbury, Ross Ewing and Ross Macpherson (Heinemann, 1987)
  4. http://www.amilarg.com.ar/airspeed-consul---oxford.html
  5. Catálogo completo de aeronaves civiles argentinas registradas : 1938-2016: edición del bicentenario, Gabriel Pavlovcic, Michael Magnusson, Esteban Raczynski.
  6. Under B-Conditions, Doug Revell (Air Britain, 2020)

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Page Revision History Page Top

Revised at Version 1.4.4
  • Added further user details.
  • Corrections to c/ns 5140-44, 5152-56 (aircraft exported to Argentina)in both tables.
  • Added allocated but unused c/ns.
  • In Military Table, coorction Belgian quantity from 4 to 6.
  • In Military Table, corrected B contions details for Burmese aircraft
  • Added Note 3.
Revised at Version 1.4.0
  • Page completely rewritten.

V1.4.4 Created by Roger Moss. Last updated August 2020