This was the 2nd of two aircraft ordered new by Airlines (WA) Ltd

The order was placed by Charles W. Snook, founder and Managing Director of Airlines (WA)

Built by de Havilland Aircraft Company Ltd, Hatfield, England - 1947

First flown - ?

Powered by de Havilland Gipsy Queen 300 hp engine

Accepted by Airlines (WA) at Hatfield - December 02, 1947

The aircraft was crated and shipped to Australia on board the 'SS Tropic'

The aircraft was assembled at Perth Airport - February 1948

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AZY - February 04, 1948

Registered to Airlines (WA) Ltd, Perth

First flown by Captain B. R. E. Walker (Chief Test Pilot, de Havilland Aircraft) - February 16, 1948

The aircraft was named 'RMA Busselton' - February 16, 1948

Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) issued - February 17, 1948

The Department of Civil Aviation ordered the grounding of all Australian de Havilland Doves - October 16, 1951

This was due to the crash of Dove VH-AQO near Kalgoorlie the previous day

This aircraft had suffered a structural failure of its main spar

'VH-AZY' had operated the Perth - Kalgoorlie service before the grounding took effect

On inspection at Kalgoorlie by the airline's Chief Engineer Mr A. Arnfield an one-inch crack was located in the

wing spar of 'VH-AZY' in the same position as the crack that had caused the spar failure of 'VH-AQO'

DCA Head Office refused the aircraft to be ferried back to Perth without passengers

The aircraft was dismantled at Kalgoorlie and trucked back to Perth - November 07, 1951

Repairs to the main spar were made using a modification kit supplied by de Havilland

Test flown at Perth (Captain N. Hill - chief pilot) - December 31, 1951

Returned to service - January 1952

Airlines (WA) requested permission to reregistered their DH-104 Doves in the 'VH-AW' block - 1953

Reregistered as VH-AWD - July 16, 1953

Registered to Airlines (WA) Ltd, Perth

Airlines (WA) merged with MacRobertson Miller Aviation Co to form MacRobertson Miller Airlines Ltd - 1958

Reregister as VH-MMO - August 04, 1958

Registered to MacRobertson Miller Airlines Ltd, Perth

The aircraft was renamed 'RMA Ord'

During overhaul at Perth the aircraft was upgraded to a DH-104 Dove series 5B - 1958

New Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 2 engines of 380 hp were fitted

Registered to Commercial Aviation Pty Ltd, Perth - September 30, 1958

This 'book-keeping' exercise involved the transfer of the MMA DC-3s, Dove and Anson fleet to

Commercial Aviation Pty Ltd which was a company established by MMAs founder Captain Horrie Miller

It was withdrawn from service at Perth - 1959

Sold to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia - January 31, 1959

Reregistered as VH-FDV - January 31, 1959

Registered to Royal Flying Doctor Service (Victorian Division), Melbourne

The aircraft was to be based at Derby, Western Australia

The aircraft was dedicated by the Bishop of the North West, Dr Frewen at Derby Airport - May 22, 1959

The aircraft was named 'H. V. McKay'

It was traded into Hawker de Havilland (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sydney on a new Beech Queenair 65 - February 1966

Registered to Hawker de Havilland (Australia) Pty Ltd - April 16, 1966

It was observed at Perth (Jandakot) parked beside the Beech Queenair 65 'VH-FDV' - April 23, 1966

Reregistered as VH-TDV - April 27, 1966

Registered to Hawker de Havilland (Australia) Pty Ltd

It was ferried Perth (Jandakot) - Sydney (Bankstown) - 1966

It was sold to Richards Rent-a-Plane t/a Unionair - August 1966

Reregistered as VH-RUW - August 28, 1966

Registered to Richards Rent-a-Plane t/a Unionair, Toowomba, Queensland

The aircraft was named 'City of Toowomba'

The aircraft was traded in to Beechcraft Australia, Brisbane (Archerfield) - August 1967

Reregistered as VH-RUN - August 05, 1967

Registered to Beechcraft Australia, Brisbane (Archerfield)

Leased to Megapode Airways to be operated by Solomon Island Airways, Honiara - 1968

The aircraft experienced ongoing issues with its nosewheel whist being operated by Solomon Island Airways

Megapode Airways organised for the nose gear assembly of the recently retired Dove 'VP-PAA'

to be fitted the 'VH-RUN' in an effort to solve the problem

Sold to Solomon Island Airways - September 1969

Cncelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 09, 1969

Entered onto the Solomon Islands Aircraft Register as VP-PAL - September 09, 1969

Registered to Solomon Islands Airways, Honiara t/a 'Solair'

Solair was a subsidiry of Macair Charters, Lae, Papua New Guinea

The aircraft was sold to Hawker de Havilland (Australia) - May 08, 1971

Ferried Honiara - Sydney (Bankstown) - May 1971

Cancelled from the Solomon Islands Aircraft Register - August 16, 1971

The aircraft was dismantled for inspection by Hawker de Havilland engineers prior to its sale to Ray Causer

The intended sale to Ray Causer t/a GAAF Air Charter did not eventuate

It was parked outside the hangars at Sydney (Bankstown) minus engines

It was sold for scrap and trucked from the airport to a local scrap metal yard - 1974

It was acquired from the scrapyard by Mr George Grieg, Wee Waa, N.S.W. - ?

Mr Grieg was an aerial agricultural pilot and wanted to save the aircraft from being scrapped

He had no intention of restoring the aircraft

It was acquired by Mr John Vieny, Werribee, Victoria to be used as a playhouse for his children - 1985

The fuselage was trucked to his property at Werribee

The fuselage, minus wings, tail and engines was observed at Mr Vieny's property - July 2017

It is reported to be in a 'weathered' condition but retains the faded green 'Solair' cheatline and titles

Current status - ?