Brief History of G-DDMV, our ‘Pilot Maker’

We think that 'Mike Victor' was originally constructed in 1943 but, unhappily, her wartime records have long since disappeared.

She was ‘re-manufactured’ as a T-6 ‘G’ variant in 1949 and served with various USAF training wings from 1951 until she was ‘struck off charge’ and sold to the Haitian Air Force in 1954.

She saw action and was used in anger in an abortive coup in Haiti in the late fifties, probably fitted with wing mounted external machine guns and bomb ordnance in a ground attack role.

With her military days over, she was back in the U.S.A. by 1960 where she was owned by a number of civilian enthusiasts before being sold to Paul Morgan and imported into the U.K. in 1990. Paul had her decked out in a classic California Air National Guard colour and markings scheme in the 1990’s………….and she continues resplendent in this genuine insignia to this day!

In March, 2005, we acquired the aeroplane from Paul’s wife, Elizabeth with the aim to continue to maintain the aircraft in pristine condition and to share with others the pleasure of flying this wonderful example of the famous type.