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c/n 462
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VH-BOS a little dusty, at her private strip.
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"Manuka Beattle Eater" (That's one way to spell beetle !)
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Photos: Neil Aird © 17 May 2005
My thanks to Tony & Trish for their great hospitality ! |
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ZK-BDI when with Griffin Ag-Air Ltd.
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Photo: Richard London © - Lenn Bayliss Collection
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ZK-BDI at Palmerston North.
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Photo: Peter Lewis © Mid 1980's
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ZK-CPZ with FIELDAIR at Wairoa.
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Photo: Dave Bates © 27 February 1972
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ZK-BMO at Fielding with Bob Divehall pilot.
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Photo: Lou Forhecz © 1959 - Graeme Mills Collection
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ZK-BDI marked No:2 at Hamilton.
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Photo: Unknown photographer © Mid 1950's - Peter Lewis Collection
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c/n 462
ZK-BDI ZK-BMO (2) VH-AAW VH-RAS ZK-CPZ ZK-BDI
VH-BOS*
• Delivered 14/07/53
• ZK-BDI Firidair
• Restored 16/09/83 Palmerston North
• f/f 16/09/83
• ZK-BDI canx 20/11/90
• Ex Kairanga Aviation Ltd
• ZK-BDI crashed 02/09/53
• Wreck to VH-AAW etc
• Built 03/09/53 ZK-BDI and parts
• Crashed 21/12/59
• VH-BOS Altair Aviation P/L., Camperdown, VIC
• Regd 10/01/91
• Stored •
The details below provided by Graeme Mills: • Imported by De Havilland (NZ) Ltd., Wellington 14/07/1953, ff 02/10/1953
• James Aviation Ltd., Hamilton. "No.2" flown by Hap Neville (53/54), Red McNally (54/55)
Flown by Peter McNab until badly damaged by gale force winds at Taupo, 12/05/1958.
Registration cancelled.
• Wreck purchased by Aerial Farming (NZ) Ltd., Palmerston North.
•Rebuilt by Aerial Farming with new registration, ZK-BMO • Test flown 19/12/1958
• Flown by Bob Divehall until Jan., 1960 then Bruce McMillan until crash at Niho Niho, 02/09/1960.
• Wreck exported to Australia, rebuilt as VH-AAW and operated by Aerial Agriculture Ltd.
• Robby's Aircraft Pty. Ltd. as VH-RAS.
• Imported back to N.Z. March, 1966 by Fieldair Ltd. at Gisborne. ff 15/03/1966
• Flown by Bob Cranston, Harley Cadwallader, Neville Worsley and Jim Frogley
• Re-registered as ZK-CPZ. Fieldair Holdings (Central) Ltd., Palmerston North, 18/11/1980.
• Kairanga Aviation Ltd., Palmerston North, 16/09/1983.
• Registration changed back to ZK-BDI. Flown by Colin Sutherland
• Sold to Parakai Parachute Centre, Balmoral, 08/02/1988.
• P. Roberts, (Fieldair), Palmerston North, 29/09/1990
• Exported to Australia 1990.
• Registered as VH-BOS 10/01/1991 to Altair Aviation P/L, Camperdown, Victoria.
• Stored • |
