English: c/n 04220.

Built 1948 and served with a huge number of different units and flights in both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, where she served as a Sea Devon. She was retired in early 1982 and civil registered as G-KOOL. She joined the museum in October 2010 and is maintained in taxiable condition. She wears the markings of 207 Squadron, one of her former operators. Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire, UK. 1st September 2020

The following information is from the Yorkshire Air Museum website:-

“Devon VP967 was built in 1948 as a C1 aircraft and was delivered to the Royal Air Force later in the year, operating in the United Kingdom and Germany. The aircraft was later fitted with more powerful engines as a C2 and continued its RAF service with 21 Squadron at Andover and 207 Squadron at Northolt transporting VIPs. In due course the aircraft was transferred to the Royal Navy and, named as a Sea Devon, served at RNAS Culdrose on the Station Flight. The aircraft is known to have participated in the ‘Cod Wars’ at a time when foreign fishing vessels were encroaching into United Kingdom territorial waters. Following retirement from service in 1982 and decommissioning in the late 1980s, VP967 was bought by a businessman who planned to operate the aircraft as G-KOOL to transport fresh lobsters from Ireland. Eventually the aircraft became a gate guardian and instructional airframe at East Surrey College, Redhill until recovered by the East Surrey Aviation Group in 2000. In 2002 the Devon was moved from Goodwood, West Sussex to Redhill Aerodrome and from 2003 was restored to ground taxiing condition and repainted in 207 Squadron colours.

Since acquisition by the Museum in November 2010, the airframe and engines have been restored to ground taxiing condition.”