De Havilland Heron

DH.114 Heron
De Havilland DH.114 Heron 1 of British United Island Airways at London Gatwick Airport in April 1969
Role	Airliner Type of aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	de Havilland
First flight	10 May 1950
Introduction	1950
Status	Retired
Primary users	Garuda Indonesian Airways See Operators
Number built	149[1]
Developed from	de Havilland Dove
Variants	Saunders ST-27

The de Havilland DH.114 Heron is a small propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage that could be used on regional and commuter routes. A total of 149 were built;^[1] it was also exported to about 30 countries. Herons later formed the basis for various conversions, such as the Riley Turbo Skyliner and the Saunders ST-27 and ST-28.