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Map of Australia and New Zealand

Cook Lands in Nz
Captain Cook is the first European to set foot in New Zealand

Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY (msn 0-4247. built as an L-2A ), at Mangere, NZ. (The aircraft and pilot Alexander N. Clark went missing on 23 November 1956, and were found in the bush 30 months later)

Wellington poster
Poster advertising Wellington, New Zealand contrasting the comparatively rural looking town of 1844 with a contemporary photograph of a sprawling Wellington of the twentieth century

Maori greeting - rubbing noses Maori greeting - Te Hongi - rubbing noses
Maori greeting - rubbing noses

WW2 New Zealand Navy, Army and Airforce, Give them something MORE than THANKS postal cover envelope Date: 1946

Pointon Hawk glider, in flight at Mangere, NZ, in 1931. (rnzaf.proboards. com/thread/30588/hawk-glider-1931) Date: 1931

NZAI CT-4A Airtrainer ZK-DTJ
NZ Aerospace Industries CT/4A Airtrainer ZK-DTJ (msn 011), fresh off the production line, sold to the Royal Thai air force, shortly afterward. Date: 1974

Wellington, N. Z. From The Hills
An etching showing an expansive view of Wellington, or Te Whanganui-a-Tara in the native Maori tongue, the capital of New Zealand since 1865. Date: circa 1921

Cessna 150 ZK-BWi (msn 17507), of Wanganui Flying Club inc. at Wanganui, NZ, on 7 March 1970 Date: 1970

Miles M. 11A Whitney Straight ZK-AXD
Miles M.11A Whitney Straight ZK-AXD (msn 506, ex G-AFZY, ex U-0227), at Hamilton NZ. in December 1963. Date: 1963

Percival Proctor 5 ZK-AQK
Percival P.44 Proctor 5 ZK-AQK (msn Ae.79), at Rukuhia NZ. in October 1961. Date: 1961

Grumman G-73 Mallard ZK-CDV (msn J-13), of the Utah-Williamson-Burnett joint venture Manapouri project, at Christchurch NZ. Date: 1964

Aero Commander 500A ZK-CTM (msn 500A-1274-9), of Golden Coast Airlines, at Wellington, NZ. Date: 1967

Simmonds Spartan Three Seater ZK-ABZ (msn 43), at Wigram, NZ. Date: 1967

Miles M. 65 Gemini 1A ZK-AQO
Miles M.65 Gemini 1A ZK-AQO (msn 6472, ex G-AFZY, ex U-0227), at Mangere NZ. on 21 January 1961. Date: 1961

Grumman G-44A Widgeon ZK-CFA (msn 1439), of N.Z. Tourist Air Travel Ltd, at Mechanic's Bay, NZ. Date: 1964

Bolkow BO 208 Junior ZK-CJB (msn 543), of the Thermal Air Flying School, at Ardmore, NZ. Date: 1964

Morane Saulnier MS880B Rallye ZK-CBU (msn 5199), at Tauranga, NZ. in October 1963. Date: 1963

Hiller UH-12E ZK-HCS (msn 2105), of Alexander Helicopters, at Taupo, NZ. on 21 February 1970. Date: 1970

Beagle A. 109 Airedale ZK-CCW
Beagle A.109 Airedale ZK-CCW (msn B.528), at Christchurch NZ. in January 1963. Date: 1963

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan ZK-AHO (msn 3691, ex 42-37208), of Aerial Mapping Ltd. at Whenuapai, NZ, on 1 October 1961. Date: 1961

Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres ZK-BPU (msn CA-28-4), of Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd. at Milson NZ. on 5 January 1961. Date: 1961

Bennett PL-11 Airtruck ZK-BPV (msn 001), of Waitomo Aircraft Ltd. at Ardmore, NZ. on 22 July 1961. (Written-off on 8 October 1963, due to pilot incapacitation). Date: 1961

Lockheed L-188C Electra ZK-TEC Akaroa (msn 2010), of TEAL, at Whenuapai, NZ. on 14 April 1962. (TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways Ltd) Date: 1962

Lockheed 18 Lodestar ZK-BVE
Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar ZK-BVE (msn 2020, ex NC25630), of Fieldair Ltd. at Whenuapai, NZ. on 1 April 1961. Date: 1961

Lockheed L-188C Electra ZK-TEB Atarau (msn 2010), of TEAL, at Whenuapai, NZ. on 14 April 1962. (TEAL - Tasman Empire Airways Ltd) Date: 1962

Morane-Saulnier MS. 880B Rallye Club ZK-CBW
Morane-Saulnier MS.880B Rallye Club ZK-CBW (msn 5201), at Wellington, NZ. in December 1962. (Written off at Lichfield on 12 October 1968 and rebuilt as ZK-CDE). Date: 1962

Morane-Saulnier MS. 885 Super Rallye ZK-CGZ
Morane-Saulnier MS.885 Super Rallye ZK-CGZ (msn 9), of NZ Aerosales Flying School, at Whenuapai, NZ. (Written off near Lake Rotoiti, Rotorua on 13 April 1974). Date: 1964

Victa Airtourer 100 ZK-CGQ (msn 71), at Ardmore, NZ. (Crashed at New Plymouth on 30 November 1969 and rebuilt by AESL as c-n A551, registered as ZK-DBD)_ Date: 1964

Victa Airtourer 100 ZK-CHC (msn 72), at Ardmore, NZ. Date: 1964

Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer ZK-BBZ ZK-BBZ
Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer ZK-BBZ (msn 2772), of Canterbury Aero Club, at Christchurch, NZ, in February 1962 Date: 1962

Champion 7GCBC Citabria ZK-CRT (msn 7GCBC-73), at Christchurch, NZ. Date: 1967

Auster J-5 Aiglet ZK-BWH
Auster J-5-1B Aiglet ZK-BWH (msn 3103, ex ZK-BBY), at Nelson, NZ, on 6 February 1961. Date: 1961

Auster J-1 Autocrat ZK-AUX (msn 1994, ex G-AHHE), at Wanganui, NZ, on 5 January 1961. Date: 1961

Auster B. 8 Agricola ZK-CCV
Auster B.8 Agricola ZK-CCV (msn B.105), of Air Contracts Ltd. at Masterton, NZ, in February 1963. (Rebuilt from the fuselage of ZK-BMM with parts from c-ns B.103, B.104 and B.118) Date: 1963

de Havilland DH. 83 Fox Moth ZK-AGM
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth ZK-AGM (msn 4085), at Christchurch, NZ, in December 1962. Date: 1962

de Havilland DH. 83 Fox Moth ZK-AQB
de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth ZK-AQB (msn 4097, ex NZ566), at Tauranga, NZ, on 2 January 1961. Date: 1961

de Havilland DH. 90 Dragonfly ZK-AFB
de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly ZK-AFB (msn 7560, ex NZ566), at Nelson, NZ, on 6 February 1961. (Lost without trace, during a flight from Christchurch to Milford Sound, on 12 February 1962) Date: 1961

de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth ZK-BDG
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth ZK-BDG (msn DHA875-T196, ex A17-458, ex VH-BDR), of Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd. at Ardmore, NZ. Date: 1961

de Havilland DH. 89b Dominie ZK-AKU
de Havilland DH.89b Dominie ZK-AKU (msn 6662, ex HG663, ex NZ528), at Nelson, NZ, in October 1963. Date: 1963

de Havilland DH. 89b Dominie ZK-AKS
de Havilland DH.89b Dominie ZK-AKS (msn 6647, ex HG 648, ex NZ523), of Southern Scenic Airways, at Wellington, NZ, in January 1963. Date: 1963

Douglas DC-3 Viewmaster ZK-BYE Jean Batten (msn 16386 -33134, ex USAAF C-47A-25-DK Skytrain 42-93599), of South Pacific Airlines of NZ. at Whenuapai, on 1 April 1961. Date: 1961

Douglas DC-3 ZK-AZL (msn 16568-33316), of Airland (NZ) Ltd. in February 1962. Date: 1962

Fletcher FU-24 ZK-BIP (msn 43), of Aircraft Services Ltd. at Ardmore, NZ, on 19 August 1961. Date: 1961

Fletcher FU-24 ZK-BXS (msn 77), at Whenuapai, NZ, on 28 August 1960. Date: 1960

Fletcher FU-24 ZK-CCT (msn 102), of James Aviation Ltd. at Hamilton, NZ, in October 1963. Date: 1963

Fletcher FU-24 ZK-BYC (msn 78), of James Aviation Ltd. at Hamilton, NZ, in September 1963. Date: 1963

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