AIRSPEED PRODUCTION AT CHRISTCHURCHAS51 HORSA I
HS101 to HS150 HS110/119/138/139/147 to USA
LH942 to LH976
LJ101 to LJ144
LJ157 to LJ193
LJ206 to LJ241
LJ256 to LJ291 LJ271 converted to MkII
LJ303 to LJ344
PF690 to PF725
PF739 to PF770
PF786 to PF817
RJ111 to RJ143
RJ150 to RJ196
RJ212 to RJ231
AS58 HORSA II
RN309 to RN349
RN362 to RN405
RN418 to RN459
RN473 to RN520
RX534 to RX583
AS10 OXFORD I & II
A total of 550 built at Christchurch .For full serial batches see under
AIRSPEED PORTSMOUTH.
Horsa DP726.
AS57 Ambassador
c/n61 G-AGUA f/f 10-07-47
c/n62 G-AKRD f/f 26-08-48
c/n5210 G-ALFR Production Prototype
c/n5211 G-AMAD First production a/c For BEA as "Elizabethan"
c/ns 5212 to 5230 For BEA as G-ALZN/P/R/S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z/
G-AMAA/B/C/G-ALZO/G-AMAE/F/G/H
Ambassador second Prototype G-AKRD.
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In Addition to the above the company converted 160 Spitfires into Seafires.
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DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO. CHRISTCHURCH PRODUCTION.MOSQUITO FBVI/B35
RS637 to RS680 FBVI
RS693 to RS698 FBVI
RS699 to RS723 B.35
VL726 to VL732 FBVI
VR792 to VR806 B.35
Mosquito FB VI.
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VAMPIRE T.11
G-5-7 Prototype T11,f/f 15-11-50.c/n15000.Became WW456
WW458 delivered to RN 21/01/52 Pre-production
WW461 delivered to RN22/05/52 Pre-production
WZ414 to WZ430
WZ446 to WZ456
WZ493
WZ494
WZ499
WZ506 to WZ509
WZ544 to WZ549
XD375 to XD387
XD395 to XD404
XD424
XD426 to XD428
XD431
XD432
XD442
XD443
XD449 to XD451
XD454
XD460 toXD462
XD510 to XD525
XD527 Built at Chester ,to Christchurch for finishing 1st June 1954
XD533
XD606 & XD607
XD625 & XD626
XE816 to XE819
XE823 to XE826
XE831
XE663 to XE867
XE872 to XE883
Toatl 123(+ prototype and 2 pre-production aircraft).Delivered between 01/03/52 and 11/03/55.
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SEA VAMPIRE T22 ( c/ns 15130,15131,15200-15223,15404-15409
15410-15413,15498-15514,15633-15652)
XA100 to XA131
XA152 to XA172
XG742 toXG748
XG765 to XG777
Total 73 delivered between 26/05/52 and 25/05/55
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VAMPIRE T.55
43 aircraft for foreign air forces.
NZ5701 to NZ5706 RNZAF delivered between 29/04/52 and15/12/52
221 to 226 South African AF .del between 26/05/52 and 29/09/52
PX-E,PX-G,PX-M,ZK-X,ZK-Y,ZK-Z. R Norwegian AF ,del between 26/06/52 & 10/11/52
2A-36 Venezualan AF del 16/09/52
5801 & 5802 Portuguese AF del 30/10/52 & 04/12/52
333 Iraqi AF del25/03/53
28411 to 28430 R Swedish AF del between 07/02/53 and 02/07/53
L151 Lebanese AF del 26/05/53
RNZAF Vampire T.55.
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SEA VENOM
WM500 to WM523 NF20
WM542 to WM567 NF20
WM568 to WM577 NF21
WZ893 to WZ911 F53 for R Australian Navy
WZ926 to WZ946 F53 for R Australian Navy
XA539 FAW21 Prototype f/f 21/05/54
XG606 to XG638 FAW21/22 production shared with Hatfield
XG653 to XG702 FAW21/22 as above.
XG721 to XG737 FAW21/22 as above
Exact details of the split of FAW21/22 production between Christchurch and
Hatfield would be very welcome.
Royal Australian Navy Sea Venom F53.
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SEA VIXEN
WG236 and WG240 DH110
XF828 Naval Prototype (3rd aircraft) f/f 20/06/55
XJ474 to XJ494 FAW1
XJ513 to XJ528 FAW1
XJ556 to XJ586 FAW1
XJ602 to XJ611 FAW 1
Total FAW1 production 78 aircraft c/ns 10001 to 10078
XJ474 f/f was 20/03/57.
