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 date, 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, 1947–1967, 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.

Civilian types
BCGAS BC Government Air Service

1936: 87-108 4 DH.86C IDAL 2 DH.86C Dominion Airways > Air BC 2 DH.86C VIAS 4 DH.89C CPAL 2 DH.89C QCA 8 DH.89D RBCAF H68-H75

1937: 109-130 5 DH.89C NAL 2 DH.89C Eldorado Radium Silver Express (Edmonton, AB) 8 DH.89D RBCAF H76-H83 4 DH.90B RBCC 3 DH.90B mail

1938: 131-160 3 DH.89C Chilcotin Airways 4 DH.89C Ginger Coote > CPAL 2 DH.89C WCAS 2 DH.89C Servicio Aéreo Colombiano (SACO; merged with SCADTA into Avianca 1941) 8 DH.89D RBCAF H84-H91 2 DH.90B Arrow Lakes Airways 3 DH.90B private 3 DH.90B mail 3 DH.91B IDAL (ret 1945)

1939: 161-180 4 DH.89C Mexicana de Aviación 4 DH.89C WCAS 2 DH.89C QCA 4 DH.89C SACO 1 DH.90B Arrow Lakes Airways 4 DH.95B BC Airways

1940: 181-190 4 DH.89C BCGAS 3 DH.95B VIAS 1 DH.95B BC Airways 2 DH.95B CPAL

1941: 191-198 4 DH.89C BCGAS 2 DH.95B CPAL 1 DH.95B KAT 1 DH.95B Peace

1946: 199-210 3 DH.89C Pacific Coastal 3 DH.95B BC Airways 6 DH.95B CPAL

1947: 211-227 12 DHBC-1 various 5 DH.95B

1948: 228-247 14 DHBC-1 various 6 DH.95B

1949: 248-256 9 DHBC-1 various

1950: 257-267 11 DHBC-1 various

1951: 268-282 8 DHBC-1 various 7 DHBC-2A various

1952: 283-306 6 DHBC-1 various 4 DHBC-2A various 14 DHBC-2B various

1953: 307-322 4 DHBC-1 various 12 DHBC-2B various

1954: 323-351 21 DHBC-1 various 8 DHBC-2B various

1955: 352-397 13 DHBC-1 various 13 DHBC-2B various 8 DHBC-3A various 12 DHBC-3B RBCAF

1956: 398-447 18 DHBC-1 various 11 DHBC-2B various 7 DHBC-3A various 12 DHBC-3B RBCAF 2 DHBC-4

1957: 448-490 18 DHBC-1 various 17 DHBC-2B various 4 DHBC-3A various 4 DHBC-4

1958: 491-537 24 DHBC-1 various 12 DHBC-2B various 7 DHBC-3A various 4 DHBC-4

1959: 538-583 21 DHBC-1 various 11 DHBC-2B various 14 DHBC-4 various

1960: 584-623 17 DHBC-1 various 11 DHBC-2B various 12 DHBC-4 various

1961: 624-659 11 DHBC-1 various 16 DHBC-2B various 9 DHBC-4

1962: 660-690 7 DHBC-1 various 12 DHBC-2B various 12 DHBC-4

1963: 691-725 9 DHBC-1 various 9 DHBC-2B various 7 DHBC-4 8 DHBC-5 RBCAF

1964: 726-775 8 DHBC-1 various 12 DHBC-2B various 12 DHBC-4 6 DHBC-5 RBCAF 12 DHBC-5 various

1965: 776-793 4 DHBC-1 various 14 DHBC-5 various

1966: 794-813 11 DHBC-5 various 6 DHBC-6 3 DHBC-7A

1967: 814-836 2 DHBC-1 various 8 DHBC-5 various 7 DHBC-6 6 DHBC-7A

1968: 837-861 6 DHBC-5 various 6 DHBC-6 11 DHBC-7A 2 DHBC-7B

1969: 862-895 4 DHBC-5 various 9 DHBC-6 12 DHBC-7A 9 DHBC-7B

1970: 896-941 5 DHBC-5 various 11 DHBC-6 18 DHBC-7A 12 DHBC-7B

1971: 942-977 6 DHBC-6 11 DHBC-7A 14 DHBC-7B 5 DHBC-7C

1972: 978-1028 7 DHBC-6 10 DHBC-7A 11 DHBC-7B 16 DHBC-7C 7 DHBC-7D

1973: 1029-1077 6 DHBC-6 6 DHBC-7A 14 DHBC-7B 14 DHBC-7C 9 DHBC-7D

1974: 1078-1110 6 DHBC-6 6 DHBC-7B 7 DHBC-7C 11 DHBC-7D 3 DHBC-7E

1975: 1111-1152 7 DHBC-6 3 DHBC-7B 8 DHBC-7C 16 DHBC-7D 8 DHBC-7E

1976: 1153-1203 8 DHBC-6 8 DHBC-7C 21 DHBC-7D 14 DHBC-7E

1977: 1204-1261 4 DHBC-6 23 DHBC-7D 31 DHBC-7E

1978: 1262-1313 24 DHBC-7D 28 DHBC-7E

1979: 1314-1378 32 DHBC-7D 31 DHBC-7E 2 DHBC-8A

1980: 1379-1444 31 DHBC-7D 29 DHBC-7E 6 DHBC-8A

1981: 1445-1500 28 DHBC-7D 28 DHBC-8A

1982: 1501-1562 27 DHBC-7D 35 DHBC-8A

1983: 1563-1621 24 DHBC-7D 34 DHBC-8A 1 DHBC-9A 1616 Kehloke 1

1984: 1622-1648 26 DHBC-8A 1 DHBC-9A 1637 Kehloke 1

1985: 1649-1667 19 DHBC-8A

1986: 1668-1688 18 DHBC-8A 3 DHBC-9B 1673-1675

1987: 1689-1699 11 DHBC-9B

1988: 1700-1713 14 DHBC-9B

1989: 1714-1725 12 DHBC-9B

1990: 1726-1738 13 DHBC-9B

1991: 1739-1752 13 DHBC-9B 1 DHBC-10A 1744 Kehloke 2

1992: 1753-1773 21 DHBC-9B

1993: 1773-1796 21 DHBC-9B 3 DHBC-10A 1789-1791