The de Havilland DH.37 was a British three-seat sporting
biplane of the 1920s designed and built by de Havilland for aviator
Alan Samuel Butler
Alan Butler (22 November 1898 —24 May 1987), born as Alan Samuel Butler, was (claimed his obituary in ''The Times'') the first private aeroplane owner-driver. From 1923 Butler was chairman of De Havilland Aircraft Company —which he financed†...
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Operational history
The first example was named ''Sylvia'' for the sister of Alan Samuel Butler. It flew extensively for five years before being converted to a single-seater and having its
engine
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upgraded to a
A.D.C. Nimbus. It crashed in June 1927.
The second aircraft was sold to Australia, and was flown by the Controller of Civil Aviation. Sold to the
Guinea Gold Company in New Guinea, it was the first aircraft flown in that country. After a forced landing at
Wau aerodrome in December 1937 it was put out of commission.
[Lloyd Rhys, ''High Lights and Flights in New Guinea'', London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942, p. 151.]
Specifications (DH.37)
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1920s British civil utility aircraft
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DH.037
Aircraft first flown in 1922