ZK - AZB c/n 156 Page 1 Page 2
Gisborne mid 50's (N.Worsley)
The following five photos are from a
Gisborne strip (Puhatkiktiki) with Owen Martin, 1970 (O.Martin)
( CCY in the background flown by Doug Sklenars )
The next 3 photos are from a
farm strip in the Wairarapa, 1970 (O.Martin)
Gisborne Airport, 1980's (Lenn Bayliss)
Topdressing at Whatatutu, 1980's with Vaughan "Flash" Wilson (E.Tait)
New paint job at Gisborne, 1986 (G.Mills)
Tauranga, 1988 (N.Worsley)
Hallett Griffin's base, Kairanga, 1990 (N.Worsley)
As VH-WOZ at Toowoomba, Queensland, 1999 © L.Bayliss
Wanganui, 1972 (Wings magazine)
Early 50's © Eddie Coates Collection
Early 50's © Eddie Coates Collection
Dannevirke 1973 © Eddie Coates
1982 (Unknown Photographer) © via Neil Aird
Pictured at her home, Walcha, NSW 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Home base, Walcha 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Taking off from Barry's strip 07/10/06 © G.Mills
A low level pass at Walcha drome 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Typical Aussie countryside 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Posing after our jaunt 07/10/06 © G.Mills
A blurry shot of the serial plate © G.Mills
Forced landing after constant speed oil seal failure, covering cockpit windshield.
Wairoa, NZ, 1968, Jock Ross's farm, Waiatai Valley. Jack McCurdy pilot.
© Photo from Sean O'Sullivan, via Wairoa Aero Club.
Walcha, 2005 © Lenn Bayliss
Walcha, 2005 © Lenn Bayliss
Walcha, 2005 © Lenn Bayliss
Airborne, 2005 © Peter Brown
The following five photos are from a
Gisborne strip (Puhatkiktiki) with Owen Martin, 1970 (O.Martin)
( CCY in the background flown by Doug Sklenars )
The next 3 photos are from a
farm strip in the Wairarapa, 1970 (O.Martin)
Gisborne Airport, 1980's (Lenn Bayliss)
Topdressing at Whatatutu, 1980's with Vaughan "Flash" Wilson (E.Tait)
New paint job at Gisborne, 1986 (G.Mills)
Tauranga, 1988 (N.Worsley)
Hallett Griffin's base, Kairanga, 1990 (N.Worsley)
As VH-WOZ at Toowoomba, Queensland, 1999 © L.Bayliss
Wanganui, 1972 (Wings magazine)
Early 50's © Eddie Coates Collection
Early 50's © Eddie Coates Collection
Dannevirke 1973 © Eddie Coates
1982 (Unknown Photographer) © via Neil Aird
Pictured at her home, Walcha, NSW 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Home base, Walcha 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Taking off from Barry's strip 07/10/06 © G.Mills
A low level pass at Walcha drome 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Typical Aussie countryside 07/10/06 © G.Mills
Posing after our jaunt 07/10/06 © G.Mills
A blurry shot of the serial plate © G.Mills
Forced landing after constant speed oil seal failure, covering cockpit windshield.
Wairoa, NZ, 1968, Jock Ross's farm, Waiatai Valley. Jack McCurdy pilot.
© Photo from Sean O'Sullivan, via Wairoa Aero Club.
Walcha, 2005 © Lenn Bayliss
Walcha, 2005 © Lenn Bayliss
Walcha, 2005 © Lenn Bayliss
Airborne, 2005 © Peter Brown
The first Beaver purchased by Fieldair, originally imported by De Havilland, Wellington
Lawson Field saw the capabilities of this aircraft and bought it 19/12/1951.
Gerry Oman was the first pilot to fly it on topdressing off Gisborne Airport.. Also flown at Gisborne by Bob Allen, Noel Marshall and
Bruce Thompson
Restored as the East Coast Air Services "Flagship" 10/07/1961.
Flown by Don Thorpe. Back with Fieldair 1962
Based at Gisborne, Wairoa, Hastings, Waipukarau, Masterton and Dannevirke
Flown by Jack McCurdy at Wairoa 1965 Force landed in swamp at Wairoa, 1968. Flown by Owen Martin 1970
Flown by Tiri Manahi 1972-75 from Dannevirke.
To Fieldair Holdings (Central) Ltd. 18/12/1970.
To Fieldair Holdings Ltd. Palmerston North, 30/03/1984.
Rebuilt and repainted at Gisborne late 1980's. To Motiti Island Air, 11/02/1988
To Kayla Holdings, Hallett M Griffin, Palmerston North, 20/05/1990 and operated as topdresser from Hallett Griffins base at Kairanga.
Sold to Walair Ltd., Walcha, NSW, Australia 16/03/98 where it is still active topdressing as VH-WOZ tt 22,000 hours August 2006
Sold back to Kayla Holdings 23/02/2009. To be shipped back to NZ and become ZK-AZB in the old blue Fieldair colours.
A more detailed history on this page
Lawson Field saw the capabilities of this aircraft and bought it 19/12/1951.
Gerry Oman was the first pilot to fly it on topdressing off Gisborne Airport.. Also flown at Gisborne by Bob Allen, Noel Marshall and
Bruce Thompson
Restored as the East Coast Air Services "Flagship" 10/07/1961.
Flown by Don Thorpe. Back with Fieldair 1962
Based at Gisborne, Wairoa, Hastings, Waipukarau, Masterton and Dannevirke
Flown by Jack McCurdy at Wairoa 1965 Force landed in swamp at Wairoa, 1968. Flown by Owen Martin 1970
Flown by Tiri Manahi 1972-75 from Dannevirke.
To Fieldair Holdings (Central) Ltd. 18/12/1970.
To Fieldair Holdings Ltd. Palmerston North, 30/03/1984.
Rebuilt and repainted at Gisborne late 1980's. To Motiti Island Air, 11/02/1988
To Kayla Holdings, Hallett M Griffin, Palmerston North, 20/05/1990 and operated as topdresser from Hallett Griffins base at Kairanga.
Sold to Walair Ltd., Walcha, NSW, Australia 16/03/98 where it is still active topdressing as VH-WOZ tt 22,000 hours August 2006
Sold back to Kayla Holdings 23/02/2009. To be shipped back to NZ and become ZK-AZB in the old blue Fieldair colours.
A more detailed history on this page
