Prinair     de Havilland D.H.114 Riley Heron  N569PR                (c/n  14083)

                              

                                  Prinair was by far the largest single user, worldwide, of the D.H. Heron, having operated no less
                                  than 35 of them at one time or another.    As each aircraft was acquired, they were converted to
                                  Riley Heron standard by replacing the original Gipsy Queen 30 engines with 290 h.p. Lycoming
                                  IO-540s.  These conversions were done in the airline's own workshops by a subsidiary know as
                                  Caribbean Aircraft Development Industries (CADI).     Prinair also liked to paint its aircraft in
                                  different colored liveries (a la Braniff), and so it was not unusual to see a blue, red or orange
                                  Heron parked at the gate.      The nice shot above is from the William W. Sierra collection.
                                  N569PR  was originally one of West African Airways Herons (VR-NCB), although was with
                                  Cimber Air as OY-BAM when purchased by Prinair.  It was sold to Riley's in Opa-Locka for
                                  spare parts in 1983, the year before Prinair went out of business.