De Havilland British Columbia

De Havilland Aircraft of British Columbia Ltd. (DHBC) was an aircraft manufacturer of British Columbia active from 1929 to 1993. Along with Supermarine British Columbia and Hoffar Aero Engines it was one of the "Big Three" of the aviation industry of British Columbia.

= History = The company was established in 1929 by the British de Havilland Aircraft Company to build aircraft for the British Columbian market, both civilian and military, and subsequently designed and produced indigenous designs as well.

Having gained extensive experience building piston-powered commercial aircraft after the Second World War, in 1956 DHBC began production of its largest commercial airliner to that point, a 60 passenger development of the DH (UK) Heron. This paved the way for a transition to jet airliners in the form of the DHBC-7 Trident, a variant of the British Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident, and ultimately the DHBC-9 Kehloke.

= Products =

Civilian types

 * DH.50B Bluebird, 1929–1932, 4 passenger light airliner
 * DH.66 Hercules, 1929, 7 passenger light airliner/mailplane
 * DH.84 Dragon, 1933–1935, 6-10 passenger airliner
 * DH.86C Express, 1935–1936, 10-16 passenger airliner
 * DH.89C Dragon Rapide, 1935–1946, 8 passenger airliner; military version designated DH.89D Dominie
 * DH.90B Dragonfly, 1937–1939, 6 passenger light airliner/mailplane
 * DH.91B Albatross, 1938, 28 passenger airliner
 * DH.95B Flamingo, 1939–1948, 17 passenger airliner
 * DHBC-1 Dove, 1947–1954, 11 passenger airliner
 * DHBC-2 Heron, 1951–1964, 14 passenger airliner
 * DHBC-3 Sandpiper, 1955–1960, licence-built Percival Pembroke, 10 passenger airliner/utility aircraft; military version designated DHBC-3 Victoria
 * DHBC-4 Skylark, 1956–1964, 50-60 passenger airliner
 * DHBC-5 Swan, 1963–1970, licence-built Hawker Siddeley HS.748, 40-58 passenger airliner
 * DHBC-6 Twin Otter, 1966-1977, licence built De Havilland Canada DHC-6 for BC customers, 20 passenger airliner/utility aircraft
 * DHBC-7 Trident, 1966–1980, licence-built Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident, several variants of tri-jet airliner
 * DHBC-8 Skookum Trident, 1979–1986, further development of Trident airliner
 * DHBC-9 Kehloke, 1983–1993, twin-jet airliner of indigenous design; last DHBC product

Military types

 * DH.82 Tiger Moth
 * DH.98 Mosquito
 * DH.111 Vixen
 * DH.130 Gibsons

= Production = Constructor's Number (c/n) 1 was the first aircraft built by DHBC, a DH.50B Bluebird. When production of military types began in 1932 with the DH.82 Tiger Moth, the first DH.82 received c/n M1, and the prefix C was retroactively added to the c/n of commercial types already built. Even if built for a military customer, a type officially designated "civilian" received a C number; similarly, in the rare case of an officially "military" type being built for a civilian customer, it received an M number.

Total production
1985: 1649-1667 25 DHBC-8 3 ANA, 3 Panagra, 4 PWAL, 3 IDAL, 3 Western, 2 Republic (ordered by Southern), 3 TWA, 4 Evergreen Air Cargo

3 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAA 	2017 	Preserved at Victoria International Airport Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKA 	2019 	To Air BC in 2002 as VB-KBC Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKA 	2016 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAS

1986: 1668-1688 23 DHBC-8 3 ANA, 3 Panagra, 4 PWAL, 3 IDAL, 3 Western, 3 TWA, 4 Evergreen Air Cargo DHBC-9: Eastern 3 order cancelled by PA del to AirCal Air BC 	VB-KAB 	2019 Air BC 	VB-KAC 	1994 	Destroyed in crash in 1994 Air BC 	VB-KAD 	2018 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKB 	2017 	To Air BC in 2002 as VB-KBF Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKC 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2001 as HA-DKM to be retired by 2023 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKD 	2020 	To Malév in 2001 as HA-DKO Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKB 	2014 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAQ Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKC 	2017 Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKD 	2015 	To Aeromexico in 2003 XA-KAP 2 ANA

1987: 1689-1699 DHBC-8F: 12 Evergreen

11 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAE 	2019 Air BC 	VB-KAF 	2019 Air BC 	VB-KAG 	2018 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKE 	2019 	To Air BC in 2002 as VB-KBG Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKF 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2001 as HA-DKP to be retired by 2023 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKG 	2020 	To Malév in 2001 as HA-DKQ Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKE 	2016 Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKF 	2016 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAR Aeromexico 	XA-KAA 	2016 	Preserved at Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City Aeromexico 	XA-KAB 	2016 ANA 2 China Airlines 	B-50301 	i.s. 	To Cambodian Airlines in 2000 as XU-ZAC AirCal 3x Varig 2

1988: 1700-1713 14 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAH 	2017 Air BC 	VB-KAI 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAJ 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAK 	2018 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKH 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2001 as HA-DKR, to be retired by 2023 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKI 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2001 as HA-DKN, to be retired by 2023 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKJ 	2015 	To Air BC in 2002 as VB-KBH Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKK 	2019 	To Air BC in 2002 as VB-KBD Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKG 	2016 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAV Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKH 	2016 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAT Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKI 	2015 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAU ANA 2 China Airlines 	B-50302 	i.s. 	To Cambodian Airlines in 2000 as XU-ZAA China Airlines 	B-50303 	i.s. 	To Cambodian Airlines in 2000 as XU-ZAE China Airlines 	B-50304 	i.s. 	To Cambodian Airlines in 2000 as XU-ZAF AirCal 3x Varig 2 Awyr Cymru - Air Wales 	G-CYKA 	i.s. 	To Albanian Airlines in 2002 as ZA-YKA Awyr Cymru - Air Wales 	G-CYKB 	i.s. 	To Albanian Airlines in 2002 as ZA-YKB JAT 2x Avensa 1

1989: 1714-1725 12 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAL 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAM 	2017 Inter-Dominion Air Lines 	VB-IKL 	2019 	To Air BC in 2002 as VB-KBE Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKJ 	2013 	To Aeromexico in 2003 as XA-KAW Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKK 	2017 ANA 2 Aeromexico 	XA-KAC 	2014 Aeromexico 	XA-KAD 	2016 Aeromexico 	XA-KAE 	2015 Aeromexico 	XA-KAF 	2015 AirCal 3x Varig 2 Awyr Cymru - Air Wales 	G-CYKC 	i.s. 	To Albanian Airlines in 2002 as ZA-YKC Awyr Cymru - Air Wales 	G-CYKD 	i.s. 	To Albanian Airlines in 2002 as ZA-YKD JAT 2x Avensa 1 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKA 	2020 	Preserved at Ferihegy International Airport, Budapest Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKB 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Dragonair 	VR-HKN 	2021 	To Malév in 2002 as HA-DKS

DHBC-9B Kehloke 2 prototype, to SAA 1993

1990: 1726-1738 13 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAN 	2019 Air BC 	VB-KAO 	2017 Air BC 	VB-KAP 	2018 Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKL 	2017 Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKM 	2016 Pacific Western Airlines 	VB-PKN 	2017 ANA 2 Aeromexico 	XA-KAG 	2016 Aeromexico 	XA-KAH 	2014 Aeromexico 	XA-KAI 	2016 China Airlines 	B-50305 	i.s. 	To Cambodian Airlines in 2000 as XU-ZAB China Airlines 	B-50306 	i.s. 	To Cambodian Airlines in 2000 as XU-ZAD AirCal 3x JAT 2x Varig 2 Avensa 1 Dragonair 	VR-HKO 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2002 as HA-DKV, to be retired by 2023 Dragonair 	VR-HKP 	2021 	To Malév in 2002 as HA-DKT Western 2

DHBC-9B Kehloke 2 prototype, to SAA 1993

1991: 1739-1752 12 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAQ 	2003 	Burnt out on ground and written off Air BC 	VB-KAR 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAS 	2019 Air BC 	VB-KAT 	2019 Pacific Western Airlines VB-PKO PWAL VB-PKP PWAL VB-PKQ ANA 2 Aeromexico 	XA-KAJ 	2014 Aeromexico 	XA-KAK 	2015 Aeromexico 	XA-KAL 	2015 AirCal 3 Varig 2 Awyr Cymru - Air Wales 	G-CYKE 	i.s. 	To Albanian Airlines in 2002 as ZA-YKE Awyr Cymru - Air Wales 	G-CYKF 	i.s. 	To Albanian Airlines in 2002 as ZA-YKF JAT 2x Avensa 1 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKC 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKD 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Dragonair 	VR-HKQ 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2002 as HA-DKU, to be retired by 2023 Dragonair 	VR-HKR 	i.s. 	To Malév in 2002 as HA-DKW, to be retired by 2023 Western 2

DHBC-9B AirCal 3

1992: 1753-1773 21 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAU 	2017 Air BC 	VB-KAV 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAW 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAX 	2018 Air BC 	VB-KAY 	2018 PWAL VB-PKR PWAL VB-PKS PWAL VB-PKT PWAL VB-PKU Aeromexico 	XA-KAM 	2016 Aeromexico 	XA-KAN 	2016 AirCal 3 Varig 2 Avensa 1 Western 3 CP Air 	C-FKAA 	2020 	To Malév in 1999 HA-DKL CP Air 	C-FKAB 	i.s. 	To Malév in 1999 HA-DKJ, to be retired by 2023

DHBC-9B 3 AirCal 2 Sabena 1 Western  accepted, sold back to Boeing 1993 and resold to Sabena

1993 9 DHBC-9 Air BC 	VB-KAZ 	2017 Air BC 	VB-KBA 	2019 Air BC 	VB-KBB 	2019 Air BC VB-KBC Air BC VB-KBD Air BC VB-KBE PWAL VB-PKV PWAL VB-PKW PWAL VB-PKX Aeromexico 	XA-KAO 	2015 Aeromexico 	XA-KAP 	2016 AirCal 4 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKE 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKF 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKG 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Malév Hungarian Airlines 	HA-DKH 	i.s. 	To be retired by 2023 Western 3 CP Air 	C-FKAC 	i.s. 	To Malév in 1999 as HA-DKI, to be retired by 2023 CP Air 	C-FKAD 	2021 	To Malév in 1999 as HA-DKK

DHBC-9B 3 SAA 6 AirCal 2 Western ntu del to AirCal 2 Sabena