In 1954, the Institut Géographique National in France bought the plane for use as a survey aircraft. In 1975, she moved to England and was registered with the CAA as G-BEDF to be restored to wartime condition.
The Institut Géographique National's acquisition of the plane in 1954 marked its transition into a survey aircraft. Two years later, in 1975, it relocated to England and was re-registered with the CAA as G-BEDF, with the goal of restoring it to wartime condition.