ZK - CRE c/n 1613
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At Gisborne, 1985 © G.Mills
At Gisborne with CZL, 1985 © G.Mills
At Masterton, 1983, with Tetrahedron spreader © Bob Cranston
At Tumut, Australia, 1990's as VH-CEV © Lenn Bayliss
Gisborne 1970's © N. Worsley
Dannevirke 1980 with DC-3's APB, AWO & BKD © N. Worsley
At Dannevirke 1985 © L. Forhecz
N13VF sits in Sealand compound awaiting the Master's touch.
25th May 2005 © Neil Aird
Being rebuilt in Canada by new owner Mark Blok. Will be C-FPBJ
Thanks to Neil Aird for the pics dhc-2.com © Neil Aird
Arrival back in Tauranga after imported from Australia when VH-CEV 1998
Some before and during shots kindly given by Frank Wright at Wrightair
Tauranga © Frank Wright
The crash scene November 2003 © Frank Wright
Brand new at Rongotai 1966 © Peter Lewis
Waipukarau 29/12/1973 © Dave Bates
Gisborne 27/10/1974 © Dave Bates
Gisborne 03/01/1977 © Dave Bates
Dannevirke 02/01/1979 © Dave Bates
Dannevirke 20/09/1981 © Dave Bates
Still in the long Dannevirke grass © Lou Forhecz
Mike Stokes on Ken Castleton's strip near Te Awamutu June 1987
Refuelling June 1987 © M. Stokes
These photos were taken January 7th 2010
Due for test flights at the end of February
Thanks to Mark Blok of Atlantic Aircraft Salavage, Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada
© Mark Blok http://www.atlanticaircraftsalvage.com/
Imported by Hawker-Siddeley, Wellington, 21/01/1966, ff 13/06/1966
To Fieldair Holdings, Gisborne, 13/06/1966 and stored for a short time
First used on topdressing 13/03/1969 and flown by Noel Bennett
Also flown by Mike Cronin from 10/11/1972, also Alan Nichol and Dave Ashworth
Flown by Jim Frogley 1985
Registration cancelled 07/04/1988
Exported to Australia, Hadlock Holdings, Tumut as VH-CEV
Exported to Alaska 1999
Crashed 29th November 2003 Kodiak, Alaska
Under rebuild at Atlantic Aircraft Salvage, Nova Scotia 2008 (see pictures below)