Airspeed AS.65 Consul
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Contents
Type Description
- AS.65 Consul
- Single pilot, six passenger civil transport conversion of the AS.10 Oxford. Structural alterations involved in the conversion included cut-outs to add an extra pair of windows on either side of the fuselage, the installation of an elongated nose that functioned as a forward compartment for storing baggage, and the addition of a partition wall between the cockpit and the cabin areas. The tail plane was also adjusted to account for the changed centre of gravity resulting from these other modifications, which also increased the aircraft's fore-and-aft stability.
| AS.65 Consul Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 53 ft 4 in | 35 ft 4 in | 10 ft 1 in | 348 sq ft | 6047 lb | 8250 lb | 163 mph/ 142 kn | 190 mph/ 165 kn | 900 mi | 19000 ft |
| 16.26 m | 10.77 m | 3.07 m | 32.33 m2 | 2743 kg | 3742 kg | 262 km/h | 306 km/h | 1448 km | 5791 m |
Production Details
All Aircraft Converted from Military Oxfords
| C/n | Initial Registration | Notes |
| 153 converted by Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, between 1946 and 1949. | ||
| G-AGVY | Ex V3679. Prototype conversion, with short nose; initially regd as Oxford but amended March 1947. To The British Bata Shoe Co Ltd, Tilbury. | |
| G-AHEF | Ex PH191. Retained by Airspeed Ltd. (later The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd), Christchurch. | |
| G-AHEG | Ex T1206. Initially regd as Oxford but amended March 1947. To Airwork Ltd, Heston (operated as demonstrator). | |
| G-AHEH | Ex LX641. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. To Air Jordan September 1950 as TJ-ABB. To EC-AJX June 1954. | |
| G-AHFS | Ex HN769. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. To Aero Propaganda AB, Bromma August 1951 as SE-BTU. | |
| G-AHFT | Ex HN423. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. Operated by United Nations in Palestine/Israel 1948 as UN-99. | |
| G-AHJX | Ex LB529. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. | |
| G-AHJY | Ex HN471. To Atlas Aviation Ltd, Elstree, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. To Iceland in 1951 as TF-RPM. | |
| G-AHJZ | Ex HN494. To Airspeed Ltd. (later The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd), Christchurch. To Airnautic Toussus in April 1957 as F-BFAT. | |
| G-AHMA | Ex LX732. To Atlas Aviation Ltd, Elstree, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. | |
| G-AHMB | Ex LX281. To Southern Aircraft (Gatwick) Ltd, Gatwick, via Airwork Ltd, Heston; named "Southernaire". To Israel August 1949? as 4X-ACO. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table). |
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| G-AHMC | Ex HN583. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Blackbushe. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table). | |
| G-AHMD | Ex NM329. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. | |
| G-AHRK | Ex LX265. To British Aviation Services Ltd, Thame. To Northern Rhodesia February 1949 as VP-RBM. To EC-AGI (Ferried as EC-WGI) in March 1952. | |
| G-AHXP | Ex HN840. To International Airways, Croydon; named "Blanche Fury". To Israel October 1949 as 4X-ACV. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table). | |
| G-AHYW | Ex PG936. To Portsmouth Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. | |
| G-AHZV | Ex RR356. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate. | |
| G-AHZW | Ex LX260. To Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Ltd, Squires Gate. | |
| G-AIAH | Ex PK252. Initially registered to Channel Islands Steel and Iron Co Ltd, Jersey; not delivered. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon. | |
| G-AIBC | Ex RR358. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Blackbushe. | |
| G-AIBF | Ex LX726. To British Aviation Services Ltd, Blackbushe. | |
| G-AICZ | Ex PK253. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Blackbushe. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table). | |
| G-AIDW | Ex HN783. To Atlas Aviation, Elstree. | |
| G-AIDX | Ex PK254. To Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, Luton, via Intava Ltd, Luton. To Farner-Werke AG, Grenchen in October 1956 as as HB-LAT. | |
| G-AIDY | Ex LX263. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. | |
| G-AIDZ | Ex RR363. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. To Societe Escadrille Mercure, Nice in October 1951 as F-BFVS. | |
| G-AIEA | Ex PK256. To British Air Transport Ltd, Redhill. To Societe Africaine de Travaux et d’Etudes de Photographies Aerienne (SATEPA), Libreville, French West Africa in October 1950 as F-OAHJ. |
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| OO-GVP | Ex PK248. To Air Transport, Brussels. (Initially registered G-AIHC to Airspeed before delivery) | |
| G-AIIM | Ex PK290. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). To Turkish Air Force (See Military Table). | |
| G-AIIN | Ex PK292. To Westminster Airways Ltd, Kenley, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. To Southern Rhodesia as VP-YIC in November 1949. To ZS-DDM. To VP-YIC. To Israeli Air Force in 1950.(See Military Table). |
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| G-AIIO | Ex PK297. To Extractors (Hull) Ltd, White Waltham, via Airwork Ltd, Heston. | |
| G-AIIS | Ex RR357. To International Airways, Croydon; named "Blanche Fury". | |
| G-AIKO | Ex PK287. To Chartair Ltd, Thame/Malta. To Air Jordan in December 1950 as TJ-ABE. To EC-AJV in 1954. | |
| G-AIKP | Ex PK259. To Oswald Hawthorn Simpson, Surbiton (later Bournemouth and Leeds); based Gatwick; named "The Silver Lady". To Silver Flight Ltd, Durban in October 1947 as ZS-BJX. |
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| G-AIKR | Ex PK286. To Chartair Ltd, Thame. | |
| G-AIKS | Ex PK288. To Skytravel Ltd, Speke. | |
| G-AIKT | Ex PK304. To The Marquess of Londonderry, Newtownards. | |
| G-AIKU | Ex PK296. To Butlins Ltd, Luton. To Air Jordan, Amman in May 1951 as TJ-AAX. | |
| G-AIKX | Ex PK302. To Chartair Ltd, Thame/Malta. | |
| G-AIKY | Ex PK260. To British Aviation Services Ltd, London W1. To Malayan Airways Ltd in 1947 as VR-SCD, named "Raja Udang" (“Kingfisher”). To Israel as Israel as 4X-AEK. To Israeli Air Force, February 1957. (See Military Table). |
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| G-AIKZ | Ex PK261. To Skytravel Ltd, Speke. To Societe Transportes Aerei Mediterranei, Rome in May 1956 as I-VALH. | |
| G-AILA | Ex PK258. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). To Turkish Air Force (See Military Table). | |
| G-AIOL | Ex PK257. To Steiners Air Service, Speke; named "Liverpool Hawk". To Israeli Air Force. (See Military Table). | |
| G-AIOM | Ex PK295. To Chartair Ltd, Thame/Malta. | |
| F-BCJD | Ex PK300. To Societe Algerienne de Transports Aeriens, Algiers. (Initially registered G-AION to Airspeed before delivery) | |
| G-AIOO | Ex PK305. To Payloads (Charter) Co Ltd, Gatwick. Sold to South Africa; regn ZS-BNT reserved 14 February 1947 but not taken up. | |
| G-AIOP | Ex HM643. (Reserved as OO-MAB; not taken up). To Hornton Airways Ltd, Gatwick. To Nordisk Aero Transport, Bromma in April 1951 as SE-BTB. | |
| G-AIOR | Ex PK289. To Dennis Aviation Ltd, Gatwick. To Israel in 1949 as 4X-ACP. To Israeli Air Force, 1949. (See Military Table). | |
| G-AIOS | Ex PK265. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon. | |
| G-AIOT | Ex PK206. To Patrick Duval Aviation Ltd, Elmdon; named “City of Warwick". Operated by United Nations in Palestine/Israel as UN-97 in 1948. | |
| G-AIOU | Ex PK303. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon. | |
| G-AIOV | Ex PK309. To Patrick Duval Aviation Ltd, Elmdon; named "City of Worcester". To Societe Transportes Aerei Mediterranei, Rome in May 1956 as I-VALZ. | |
| G-AIOW | Ex PK301. To Morton Air Services Ltd, Croydon. | |
| G-AIOX | Ex EB748. To Transcontinental Air Services Ltd, Gatwick. To Air Jordan in December 1950 as TJ-ABD (probably not delivered). | |
| G-AIOY | Ex PK282. To Soloman Yager, White Waltham; named "Carlos Amigos". To Aero Propaganda AB, Sweden, in September 1950 as SE-BTD. | |
| G-AIOZ | Ex PK283. To Grayson Air Services Ltd, Denham. | |
| G-AIRP | Ex RR359. To Payloads (Charter) Co Ltd, Croydon. | |
| G-AIUR | Ex HN174. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. Operated in Palestine/Israel as UN-95 1948. | |
| G-AIUS | Ex HM757. To Air Kruise (Kent) Ltd, Lympne. To Maurice Korchia, Kenitra in January 1961 as CN-TEJ. | |
| G-AIUT | Ex LX666. To Congo Charter Ltd, London. To Colman Myers, Bulawayo in November 1949 as VP-YID. To Israeli Air Force in 1950. (See Military Table). | |
| MC-ABA | Ex LX599. Registered to Monte Carlo Airways Ltd, but not delivered. To UK as G-AJAX. To Atlas Aviation Ltd, Elstree, via Airwork Ltd, London. To Israeli Air Force in April 1949. (See Military Table). |
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| VR-SCE | Ex PH178. To Malayan Airways Ltd; named "Pipit" (“Sparrow”). To F-OAER | |
| 5096 | VR-SCF | Ex ??. To Malayan Airways Ltd; named "Layang" ("Swallow"). |
| 5097 | G-AJFZ | Ex T1013. To Percival H Meadway, Portsmouth; named "Monica". |
| 5098 | G-AIUV | Ex HN191. To Hornton Airways Ltd, London. To Israeli Air Force in April 1950. (See Military Table). |
| 5099 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5100 | G-AIUW | Ex BG418. To Hornton Airways Ltd, London. To Israel as as 4X-ACQ. To Israeli Air Force in 1950. (See Military Table). |
| 5101 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5102 | G-AIVA | Ex BG152. To Transair Ltd, Croydon. To Real Aero Club de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas in February 1953 as EC-AHU. |
| 5103 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5104 | G-AIUU | Ex W6562. To International Airways, Croydon. Operated in Palestine/Israel as UN-102 in 1948. |
| 5105 | G-AIUZ | Ex V4125. To Transair Ltd, Croydon. |
| 5106 | G-AIUX | Ex LB527. To Chartair Ltd, London. To East African Airways Corporation, Nairobi in May 1954 as VP-KMI. |
| 5107 | VT-CJA | Ex NM523. To Airways (India) Ltd. C/n uncertain but probably 5107. |
| 5108 | VT-CJB | Ex LX735. To Airways (India) Ltd. |
| 5109 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5110 | G-AJGB | Ex LX156. To Domin L Steiner, Speke; named "Liverpool Cygnet". |
| 5111 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5112 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5113 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5114 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5115 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5116 | G-AIUY | Ex HN323. To Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon. To Societe Transportes Aerei Mediterranei, Rome in April 1955 as I-VALC. |
| 5117 | G-AJGA | Ex X6740. To Northern Air Charter, West Hartlepool. |
| 5118 | F-BCJK | Ex DF337. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers. Possibly ex DF237. |
| 5119 | G-AJGC | Ex LW833. To Domin L Steiner, Speke; named "Liverpool Liver". |
| 5120 | G-AJGD | Ex HM633. To Domin L Steiner, Speke. |
| 5121 | G-AJGE | Ex R5973. To Pullman Airways Ltd, Elstree. |
| 5122 | G-AJGF | Ex HN199. To Patrick Laing Air Service Ltd, Gatwick. To Israeli Air Force in 1949. (See Military Table). |
| 5123 | G-AJGG | Ex HN733. To Chartair Ltd, Croydon. To Air Jordan in December 1950 as TJ-ABG. |
| 5124 | G-AJGH | Ex AT676. To British Aviation Services Ltd, Thame. |
| 5125 | G-AJGI | Ex LW832. To Domin L Steiner, Speke. |
| 5126 | G-AJLH | Ex NJ376. To Northern Air Charter, West Hartlepool. |
| 5127 | G-AJLI | Ex LX760. To Westminster Airways Ltd, London. To Iberia in February 1952 as EC-AGK. |
| 5128 | G-AJLJ | Ex HM627. To Air Enterprises Ltd, Gatwick. Operated in Palestine/Israel as UN-96 in1948. |
| 5129 | G-AJLK | Ex HN780. To Westminster Airways Ltd, London. Sold as TJ-ABF in January 1951 to Air Jordan, but not delivered. To TJ-ABF 1.51 to Air Jordan (but not delivered). To Arab Airways Association in July 1951 as TJ-AAY. |
| 5130 | G-AJLL | Ex HN478. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. To Societe Algerienne de Transports Aeriens, Oran as F-BCJE. |
| 5131 | G-AJLM | Ex LW899. To Portsmouth Aviation Ltd, Portsmouth. Sold abroad April 1950, but no regn traced. To Gok-Tur Sirketi Co in August 1952 as TC-GOK. |
| 5132 | G-AJLN | Ex V4159. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. To Dept of Civil Aviation, Lydda in May 1953 as 4X-AEN. |
| 5133 | G-AJLO | Ex X6859. To Airspeed Ltd. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines (Pty) Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in August 1955 as ZS-DNL. |
| 5134 | EI-ADB | Ex HN844. To Aer Rianta Teoranta, Dublin. To British South American Airways Corporation, Hurn in July 1949 as G-ALTZ, named 'Star Monitor'. |
| 5135 | G-AJLP | Ex DF402. To HH Prince Aly Suleiman Khan, Croydon. To Air Jordan in September 1950 as TJ-ABC. |
| 5136 | G-AJLR | Ex R6029. To Olley Air Service Ltd, Croydon. |
| 5137 | Ex ED251. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5138 | G-AJND | Ex EB718. To Domin L Steiner, Speke. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. In November 1947 as XY-ABJ. |
| 5139 | G-AJNE | Ex LW900. To Domin L Steiner, Speke. |
| 5140 | LV-XYL | Ex LW901. To Servicios Aeropostales de Estado (SADE). To Argentine Air Force as S-17 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5141 | LV-XYM | Ex LW902. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-23 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5142 | LV-XYN | Ex LW903. To Servicios Aeropostales de Estado (SADE). To Argentine Air Force as S-18 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5143 | LV-XYO | Ex LW904. To Servicios Aeropostales de Estado (SADE). To Argentine Air Force as S-19 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5144 | LV-XYP | Ex LW905. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-20 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5145 | G-AJNF | Ex HM847. To Milburnair Ltd, Gatwick. To Maharajah of Bikaner in January 1948 as VT-CRG. |
| 5146 | G-AJNG | Ex DF522. To Chartair Ltd, Hanworth. To Aeropropaganda AB, Stockholm in February 1952 as SE-BUP. |
| 5147 | F-BCJL | Ex LX729. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers. |
| 5148 | G-AJWO | Ex AT760. To Edward Arthur Roderick Van Den Burgh, Bromley. To Robert Henri, Tangiers in January 1950 as F-OAFD. |
| 5149 | F-BDPS | Ex HN530. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. To F-DABL, F-OABL. |
| 5150 | F-BDPY | Ex HM915. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJNH to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5151 | EI-ADC | Ex HM980. To Aer Rianta Teoranta, Dublin. To AP-AGK, HB-LAU, EC-ARU. |
| 5152 | LV-XYS | Ex HM917. To Argentine Air Force as S-16 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5153 | LV-XYR (1) | Ex HM918. To Argentine Air Force as S-15 (See Military Table) February 1948. Regn re-used by c/n 5155. See Note 3. |
| 5154 | LV-XYQ (1) | Ex DF512. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-14 (See Military Table). See Note 3. |
| 5155 | LV-XYR (2) | Ex DF513. To Argentine Air Force as S-22 (See Military Table) October 1947. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) June 1948. Regn re-used from c/n 5153. See Note 3. |
| 5156 | LV-XYQ (2) | Ex DF515. To Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). To Argentine Air Force as S-21 (See Military Table). Regn re-used from c/n 5154. See Note 3. |
| 5157 | F-BDPV | Ex DF515. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJNI to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5158 | G-AJNJ | Ex EB908. To Airspeed Ltd. To Burma 11.47(?) (possibly XY-ABL or Air Force). |
| 5159 | VT-CZQ | Ex MP347. To Maharoo Raja Sahib Bahadur of Bundi, operated by Jodhpur Flying Club, via RK Dundas Ltd, Portsmouth (as G-AJNK). |
| 5160 | XY-ABK | Ex HN831. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. (Initially registered G-AJNL to Airspeed before delivery). To the Union Of Burma Air Force (See Military Table). |
| 5161 | F-BDPX | Ex NM642. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJWP to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5162 | F-BEDP | Ex HN829. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJWR to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5163 | XY-ABC | Ex HM629. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. |
| 5164 | G-AJXE | Ex HN734. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick, to Contract 6/Acft/1147. |
| 5165 | G-AJXF | Ex NM314. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick, to Contract 6/Acft/1147. |
| 5166 | G-AJXG | Ex NM334. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick, to Contract 6/Acft/1147. |
| 5167 | G-AJXH | Ex HN719. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick, to Contract 6/Acft/1147. To Iberia/Lineas Aereas de Espana, Madrid in April 1957 as EC-ANL. |
| 5168 | G-AJXI | Ex V4283. To Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gatwick, to Contract 6/Acft/1147. To Airnautic, Toussus-le-Noble in February 1957 as F-BHVY. |
| 5169 | VR-TAR | Ex HN713. To United Air Services Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. (Initially registered G-AJWT to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5170 | G-AJWS | Ex HM756. To Edward Arthur Roderick Van Den Burgh, Bromley. To Henri La Faye de Micheaux, Tangierin April 1950 as F-OAGD, named 'Hyper Bichon'. |
| 5171 | F-BDPU | Ex EB732. To Societe Indochinoise de Transports Aeriens (SITA), Saigon. |
| 5172 | G-AJWV | Ex HM636. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). Converted as military version as Burmese AF UB339 October 1949 but not delivered. To Turkish Air Force (See Military Table). |
| 5173 | F-BEDT | Ex HN717. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers. (Initially registered G-AJWW to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5174 | VR-TAS | Ex NJ302. To United Air Services Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. (Initially registered G-AJWX to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5175 | VR-TAU | Ex EB974. To United Air Services Ltd, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. (Initially registered G-AJWY to Airspeed before delivery). To TJ-ABA September 1950. |
| 5176 | F-OABU | Ex AT657. To Government of French Indo-China (Haut Commissaire de France en Indochine), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AJWZ to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5177 | F-OABT | Ex HM827. To Government of French Indo-China (Haut Commissaire de France en Indochine), Saigon. (Initially registered G-AKCK to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5178 | G-AKCV | Ex NM593. (Initially registered to Airspeed before delivery). To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines [Pty] Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in October 1955 as ZS-DNM (but see c/n 5191). |
| 5179 | G-AKCW | Ex NJ318. To Ministry of Supply as VX587 (See Military Table). |
| 5180 | XY-ABI | Ex HM917. To Union of Burma Airways Ltd. (Initially registered G-AJWU to Airspeed before delivery). To the Union Of Burma Air Force (See Military Table). |
| 5181 | EC-ACZ | Ex NJ309. To Real Aero Club de Espana. |
| 5182 | Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-4. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table). | |
| 5183 | Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-5. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table). | |
| 5184 | Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-6. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table). | |
| 5185 | Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-7. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table). | |
| 5186 | Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-8. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table). | |
| 5187 | Initially flew under B conditions as G-22-9. To the Union Of Burma Air Force? (See Military Table). | |
| 5188 | G-AKSA | Ex ??. To the Union Of Burma Air Force (See Military Table). (Initially registered G-AJWU to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5189 | C-33 | Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines [Pty] Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in August 1955 as ZS-DNK. |
| 5190 | C-31 | Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). To Natal Airlines [Pty] Ltd, Stamford Hill, Durban in August 1955 as ZS-DNJ. |
| 5191 | C-35 | Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). (Reported to have become ZS-DNM; but see c/n 5178) |
| 5192 | F-BEDC | Ex HM848. To SA Aerotechnique, Algiers. |
| 5193 | C-36 | Ex ??. To Belgian Air Force, Congo (See Military Table). |
| 5194 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5195 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5196 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5197 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5198 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5199 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5200 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5201 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5202 | F-OAHG | Ex PH260. To Societe Indochinoise de Ravitallement, Saigon. (Initially registered G-AMBT to Airspeed before delivery). |
| 5203 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5204 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5205 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5206 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5207 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5208 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5209 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5231 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5232 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5233 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5234 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5235 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5236 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5237 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5238 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5239 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5240 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5241 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5242 | C/n allocated but not used | |
| 5243 | F-OAHH | Ex ??. To Societe Indochinoise de Ravitallement, Saigon. (Initially registered G-AMBU to Airspeed before delivery). Note: c/n possibly 5203. |
| 5244 | Ex PH305. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5245 | Ex NM803. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5246 | Ex BG571. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5247 | Ex PH517. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5248 | Ex PH373. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5249 | Ex HN786. C/n allocated but not converted. Became civil registered Oxford. | |
| 5250 | G-AMID | Ex ??. To Airspeed Ltd. (later The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd), Christchurch. To Societe Aigle-Azur, Paris, April 1952, as F-BGPF. |
| 6 aircraft converted by the de Havilland factory at Rongotai, New Zealand. Delivered between 1948 and 1952. | ||
| NZ1901 | Ex NZ2157. To RNZAF (See Military Table). | |
| NZ1902 | Ex NZ2153. To RNZAF (See Military Table). | |
| NZ1903 | Ex NZ2135. To RNZAF (See Military Table). | |
| NZ1904 | Ex NZ1392. To RNZAF (See Military Table). | |
| NZ1905 | Ex NZ1394. To RNZAF (See Military Table). | |
| NZ1906 | Ex NZ2119. To RNZAF (See Military Table). | |
| 1 aircraft converted in Sweden in 1952. | ||
| SE-BTC | Cvilian Oxford of Transair Sweden AB, Bromma, converted to Consul standard May 1952. | |
| Total Conversions (160) | ||
| Total Conversions (Not Completed - Became civil registered Oxfords.) (7) | ||
Conversions Exported as Military (In alphabetical order of country)
| Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty |
Conv. | Canc'd | Notes |
| Argentina | 10 aircraft for the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina) via the Argentine Purchacing Commission. Delivered between June and December 1947. See note 3. | ||||
| S-14 - S-23 | 5154, 5153, 5152, 5140, | 10 | See civil register LV-XYL - 'YP, LV-XYQ - 'YR. | ||
| 5142- 5144, 5156, 5155, | |||||
| 5141 | |||||
| Belgian Congo | aircraft for the Force Publique, Belgian Congo. Delivered in 1949. | ||||
| C-31 - C36 | 5190, 5178, 5189, 5133, | 4 | (2) | C-32 ex G-AKCV; C-34 ex G-AJLO | |
| 5191, 5193 | |||||
| Burma | 6 aircraft supplied to the Union Of Burma Air Force. Delivered between September 1949 and February 1950. 2 ex Union Of Burma Airways aircraft were also acquired in September 1949. | ||||
| UBC.1 - UBC.2 | (2) | Ex Union Of Burma Airways. | |||
| UB339 | 5172 | 1 | G-AJWV converted as military version but not delivered. To Turkish AF as ambulance. | ||
| UB340, UB343 - UB345, UB348 - UB349 |
6 | Of the 6 aircraft supplied directly to the Union Of Burma Air Force, one was ex G-AKSA and at least 3 flew under B Conditions as G-22-5, G-22-8, G-22-9. | |||
| Israel | 11 aquired by the Israeli Defence Force Air Force between 1949 and 1950. | ||||
| 2801 - 2811 | (11) | Ex G-AICZ, G-AHMC, G-AHMB, G-AJAX, G-AIUV, G-AJGF, G-AHXP, G-AIOL, G-AIOR, G-AIUW, G-AIIN respectively. | |||
| New Zealand | 6 aircraft for the RNZAF, modified by the de Havilland factory at Rongotai. Delivered between 1948 and 1952. | ||||
| NZ1901 - NZ1906 | 6 | Ex Oxfords NZ2157, NZ2153, NZ2135, NZ1392, NZ1394 and NZ2119 respectively. | |||
| Turkey | 2 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force as VIP transports. Delivered in September 1946. | ||||
| 4771 - 4772 | (2) | Ex G-AIIM, G-AILA | |||
| 1 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force as an ambulance aircraft. Delivered in 1949. | |||||
| 4773 | 5172 | (1) | Ex G-AJWV | ||
| United Kingdom | 1 aircraft for the Ministry of Supply to contract 6/Acft/2609. Delivered in December 1948. | ||||
| VX587 | (1) | Ex G-AKCW. | |||
| Total | 26 | (19) | 1 | ||
Production Summary
All Aircraft By Type
| Type | Built New | Conv | Canc'd | Total |
| AS.65 Consul | (160) | 160 | ||
| 0 | (160) | 0 |
Notes
- Both Taylor [1] and Hamlin [2] give a total of 161 conversions. The above lists are from those sources, but aircraft with known registration allocations only total 160.
- C/ns 5137 and 5244-5249 belong to converted Oxfords. C/ns 5210-5230 belong to Ambassadors.
- The order in which Argentine aircraft were given civil registrations and/or military serials is unknown.
Production References
- Airspeed Aircraft Since 1931, H.A. Taylor (Putnam, 1970)
- The Oxford, Consul and Envoy File, John F. Hamlin (Air-Britain Publications, 2001)
- Aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, David Duxbury, Ross Ewing and Ross Macpherson (Heinemann, 1987)
- http://www.amilarg.com.ar/airspeed-consul---oxford.html
- Catálogo completo de aeronaves civiles argentinas registradas : 1938-2016: edición del bicentenario, Gabriel Pavlovcic, Michael Magnusson, Esteban Raczynski.
- Under B-Conditions, Doug Revell (Air Britain, 2020)
- Ministry of Aircraft Production Aeroplane Price Books (Dept of Archive and Aviation Records, RAF Museum, Hendon, Records X005-2126)
Page Revision History
Revised at Version 2.1.0- Added Contract details to c/ns 5164-8.
- Improved Type Description and Added Specification details.
- Added further user details.
- Corrections to c/ns 5140-44, 5152-56 (aircraft exported to Argentina)in both tables.
- Added allocated but unused c/ns.
- In Military Table, coorction Belgian quantity from 4 to 6.
- In Military Table, corrected B contions details for Burmese aircraft.
- Added Note 3.
- Page completely rewritten.