De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth NZ650 to NZ689, and NZ701 to NZ724 Part 1

Design:
Sir Geoffery De Havilland

Company:
De Havilland
Morris Motors

Australia
De Havilland

N Z
De Havilland

Norway

Sweden

Portugal

Wing Span:
29 ft 4 in 8.94 M

Wing Area:
239 sq ft

Length:
23 ft 11 in 7.34 M

Height:
8 ft 9 1/2 in 2.68 M

Ceiling:
13,6000 ft 4,145 M

Speed: at 1,000 ft
109 MPH 175 KPH

Range:
302 Miles 829 KM

T/O Weight:
1,825 lb 486 Kg

Crew:
1 Pilot
1 Student / Passenger

Role:
Elementary Trainer
Light Communications

Total Manufactured:
7,000 Plus in U.K., Australia, NZ

First Flight:
26 Oct 1931

Original Order No
23 in 1931

Armament
Nil

Years Served:
1939 to 1956

Qty Served:
335

ENGINE

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Type:
De Havilland Gipsy Major 1
4 Cylinder, Inverted, In Line, Air Cooled

Horse Power:
130 HP

Bore:
4.646 in 118 mm

Stroke:
5.512 in 140 mm

Volume:
373.6 cu in 6.124 L

Compression Ratio:
5.25 : 1

Max RPM:
2350 RPM

Take Off Power:
130 HP

Fuel:
73 Octane

Oil:
OMD 370

Length:
48.3 in 1227 mm

Width:
20 in 508mm

Height
29.6 in 752 mm

Weight:
330 lb 136 Kg

Power to Weight Ratio:
0.393 BHP/ lb

Notes:

NAC = National Airlines Cooperation
MU = Maintenance Unit
BOC = Brought On Charge
MOTAT = Museum Of Transport And Technology
EFTS = Elementary Flying Training School/Squadron
A/C = Aircraft
NSW = New South Wales Australia
ASU = Aircraft Servicing Unit
CFS = Central Flying School
LAC = Leading Air Craftsman [one of the lower ranks]
WARB = War Articles/Assets Release Board
U/C = Undercarriage
C of A = Certificate of Air Worthiness
Inst = Instructional Non-Flying Training Airframe
TAF = Territorial Air Force
Sqn = Squadron
TTS = Technical/Trade Training School
ATC = Air Training Corp
A/F = Air Frame
GR = General Recon
CAA = Civil Airways Authority
TEAL = Tasman Empire Airways Ltd [for runner to Air NZ]
RAN FAA = Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm

NZ 658 Flown in Singapore Area With No 1 Airfield Construction Squadron 1941 Lost Feb 1941

NZ 650 to NZ 689 UK Built NZ Assembled
NZ 701 to NZ 724 Impressed from Local Aero Clubs Oct and Nov 1939
NZ 730 to NZ 749 UK Built NZ Assembled
NZ 751 to NZ 850 NZ Built
NZ 851 to NZ 900 UK Built NZ Assembled
NZ 1401 to NZ 1420 Aust Built
NZ 1421 to NZ 1500 NZ Built
NZ 1601 NZ Built

In the UK the A/C were adapted to carry 8 x 20lb [9.07 kg] bombs under wings,
If the invasion of England over the English Channel occurred there was over
500 Tiger Moths ready to attack the landing craft.
In the Far East, the Tiger Moth was further modified to be able to carry a
Stretcher, as an Air Ambulance role.

NZ 650

Constructors No.: 82968
Previous registration: R5073
Built at Hatfield UK
Shipped on SS Karabea
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 2 Aug 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1942 - 1944
Sold from Whenuapai
To Auckland Aero Club 17 Jul 1946
Registered ZK – AHZ 26 Jul 1946
Canopy fitted 1947
Crashed at Waitotara Valley Kaipara 29 Dec 1949
Registration canceled 15 Mar 1951
Wreckage remains at site

NZ 651

Constructors No.: 82904
Previous registration R5009
Built at Hatfield UK
shipped on SS Karamea
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 8 Aug 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1942
Crashed at Harewood 20 Jan 1943
Converted to Inst 52 10 May 1943
To ATC Christchurch
Transferred to ATC Kaipoi

NZ 652

Constructors No.: 82967
Previous registration R 5072
Built at Hatfield UK
Shipped on SS Karamea
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 16 Aug 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1942
While doing low flying training the A/C hit trees
Crashed at Eyreton 1015 on18 May 1943
P/O Raymond Wilson and P/O Charles Richardson killed
Written off 31 May 1943

NZ 653

Constructors No.: 82969
Previous registration R5074
Built at Hatfield UK
Shipped on SS Karamea
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 9 Aug 1940
Code letter E I
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1940 - 1941
Take Off Collision with NZ784
At Harris Field Taieri 19 Sep 1941
Written off

NZ 654

Constructors No.: 82903
Previous Registration R5009
Built at Hatfield UK
Shipped on SS Karamea
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 24 Sep 1940
To 1 EFTS Mar 1941 – Nov 1943
Flipped over in a force landing in bad weather at
Evans Flat, [hit a barrow hidden in the grass] 24 Nov 1943
Sold from Taieri
To West Coast Aero Club 12 Feb 1947
Registered ZK – ALP 12 Feb 1947
Sold to Aerial Farming NZ Ltd, Palmerston North 8 Oct 1950
Damaged in accident at Makaretu overturned by tail wind
De Registered 30 Jan 1959

NZ 655

Constructors No.: 83463
Previous registration: T5754
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Wairangi
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 19 Aug 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1940 – 1942
To 2 EFTS Ashburton Sep 1943
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Otago Aero Club 26 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AJC Mar 1946
Sold to Southland Aerial Fertilizing Co/Hewett Aviation late 1950
To Southern Aviation Ltd Gore early 1962
Withdrawn from use At Mossburn 25 Jun 1962
De Registered
Permanently unserviceable 29 Jul 1968
Remains reported to stored at Invercargill during 1970
Believed now stored at Mandeville

NZ 656

Constructors No.: 83466
Previous registration: T5757
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Wairangi
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 20 Aug 1940
Sold from Woodbourne
To S Duncan 26 Apr 1947
Registered ZK – APW 4 Jul 1947
Used by Nelson Aero Club
To James Aviation,
Converted to Top dresser May 1950
2 Major accidents during it’s use
Pilot L Brooker seriously injured 11 Jun 1950
Destroyed in accident at Te Anga 11 Dec 1951

NZ 657

Constructors No.: 83459
Previous registration: T5750
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Wairangi
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 22 Aug 1940
Code letter D I
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1940 – 1941
Take Off Collision with NZ 887 at Harewood 23 Jun 1941
Written off

NZ 658

Constructors No.: 83460
Previous registration: T5751
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Wairangi
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 29 Aug 1940
Shipped to Singapore on SS Nabada 13 Aug 1941
To No 1 Airfield Construction Unit
Until the fall of Singapore, presumed destroyed Feb 1942

NZ 659

Constructors No.: 83461
Previous registration T5752
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Wairangi
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 29 Aug 1940
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth 1941
While carrying out a climbing turn at 500 ft, the A/C
Stalled and dived into the ground near Stratford 1630 on 12 Oct 1941
F/O Jack Coath killed LAC G Forbes injured

NZ 660

Constructors No.: 83462
Previous registration T5753
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Wairangi
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 29 Aug 1940
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1942 – 1943
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Hawera Aero Club 18 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AIW 28 Feb 1946
Converted to Canopy version prior to 1949
To Stratford Aero Club 1959
Badly damaged when it hit a fence 23 Dec 1961
To J Pheasent New Plymouth Oct 1963
To Hewett Aviation, Invercargill 1964
To Southland Gliding Club Early 1966
To C Deaker Dunedin 1967
De Registered
Exported To USA 24 Sep 1968
Registered N 7966
To C Deaker
To W MacDonald, San Jose, California 30 Oct 1969
To E Carlson, Spokane, Washington

NZ 661

Constructors No.: 83493
Previous registration: T5764
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 26 Sep 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1943
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Hawera Aero Club 4 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AIL 19 Feb 1946
To Wanganui Aero Club Aug 1958
To R Simpson, Auckland Early 1959
To W Neath
To Upper Hutt Gliding Club Dec 1961
To K Trillo 1 Dec 1963
Last flight prior to being stored for eventual rebuild 1 Dec 1963
To I East Wellington Jun 1966
To K Trillo Papakura 16 Sep 1974
De Registered as stored 12 Feb 1991
Believed stored, dismantled, in Auckland

NZ 662

Constructors No.: 83492
Previous registration T5763
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 4 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941 – 1942
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth
Moved to Ashburton 1942 – 1943
Issued free from 42 Sqn
To New Plymouth Aero Club 29 Jan 1946
Registered ZK – AIE 18 Jan 1946
To Aircraft Services NZ Ltd
used as top dresser named “ Doh Doh” 4 Sep 1951
To D Freeth, restored to normal configuration 27 Aug 1956
To R Simpson 22 Sep 1958
To S Askew 11 Apr 1960
To A Bell 8 Apr 1961
To W Christofferson 25 Aug 1965
De Registered exported to Fiji 10 Sep 1965
Registered VQ – FAG 24 Aug 1965
First flight In Fiji Early Oct 1966
Grounded And stored at Nausori until 1973
To G Kingsbury, Mid Canterbury 1973
Not Registered
To RNZAF for restoration as NZ 662
As part of RNZAF Historic flight
First flight after restoration at Wigram 8 Jan 1987
Currently Airworthy in Historic Flight

NZ 663

Constructors No.: 83491
Previous registration: T5762
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 4 Oct 1940
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1944
Slight damage flying through power and
Phone lines near Stirling Bridge 9 Nov 1944
Landed safely at Taieri
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club 10 May 1946
Registered ZK – AJD 1 May 1946
Written off in accident near Bridge Pa Airfield 13 Oct 1946

NZ 664

Constructors No.: 83464
Previous registration: T5755
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 11 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1942
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Otago Aero Club 17 May 1946
Registered ZK – AJE
Crashed into Otago Harbour
Written off 5 Jun 1952

NZ 665

Constructors No.: 83469
Previous registration: T5760
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 7 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1944
Issued free from 42 Sqn
To Canterbury Aero Club 3 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AIM 12 Apr 1946
Written off in a Navigational Competition
At Swannanoa killing Pilot 3 Mar 1951

NZ 666

Constructors No.: 83470
Previous registration: T5761
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 8 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 2 EFTS Ashburton Aug 1943
Tight turn at low altitude spun into hill near Darfield 1130 on 28 Oct 1943
P/O Brian Levet killed,
LAC Graham Gunn injured but died 3 days later
Written off 8 Nov 1943

NZ 667

Constructors No.: 83467
Previous registration: T5758
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 18 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 3 EFTS Harewood
Crashed into Waimakariri River Mouth 29 Jan 1942
Written off 25 Feb 1942

NZ 668

Constructors No.: 83465
Previous registration: T5756
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 18 Oct 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Auckland Aero Club 12 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AIK
Accident at Port Charles 8 Jan 1950
De Registered 18 Sep 1951

NZ 669

Constructors No.: 83468
Previous registration: T5759
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 20 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1941- 1944
Sold from 42 Sqn
To New Plymouth Aero Club 12 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AII 16 Apr 1946
To Aerial Projects, Hastings 24 Sep 1951
De Registered
Reduced to spares at Hastings 8 Feb 1956
To Aircraft Preservation Society
Auckland in 1978, stored as a possible restoration project

NZ 670

Constructors No.: 83494
Previous registration: T5765
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 25 Oct 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
Stalled at 50 ft and crashed into ground near
Muriwai Beach 4 Mar 1941
LAC W Clouston seriously injured

NZ 671

Constructors No.: 83495
Previous registration: T5766
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitikei
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 25 Oct 1940
Code letter G
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1940
Issued free from Taieri
To Auckland Aero Club 23 Aug 1948
Registered ZK – AST
To Aviation Enterprises, Taumarunui
Converted to top dresser Feb 1951
De Registered
Exported to Australia 5 Dec 1956
Registered VH – BPX
To Australian Aircraft Sales, Kings Cross, NSW 7 Jun 1057
To New England Airspread Fertilisers Ltd,
Pandora, NSW 24 Sep 1957
To Air Spray Corporation, Archerfield,
Queensland 23 Jun 1958
To T Nicholson, Kingaroy, Queensland 26 Jan 1961
Crashed at Innisfail, Queensland 24 Jan 1962
De Registered

NZ 672

Constructors No.: 83501
Previous registration: T5772
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Opawa
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 30 Oct 1940
To 1 EFTS Taieri
Damaged in a heavy landing at Taieri 22 Jun 1944
Transported to De Havilland at Rongotai for repair,
Damaged beyond repair,
Written off 4 May 1945

NZ 673

Constructors No.: 83500
Previous registration: T5771
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Opawa
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 6 Nov 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai
While recovering from a low altitude dive the A/C rolled
Onto its back and crashed into trees in a gully near
Riverhead, 2 Miles N W of Whenuapai 0825 on 30 Jul 1941
P/O Athol Foster and
LAC Keith Mc Cullough both killed

NZ 674

Constructors No.: 84396
Previous registration: T5767
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Opawa
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 13 Dec 1940
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1941
To 2 EFTS Ashburton
Crashed on take off from Ashburton airfield 7 Oct 1943
Written off 26 Nov 1943

NZ 675

Constructors No.: 83498
Previous registration: T5769
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Opawa
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 13 Dec 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1943 -1944
Sold from Shelly Bay
To West Coast and United Aero Club 6 Jan 1947
Registered ZK – AND
Crashed on Franz Josef Glacier 23 Apr 1950

NZ 676

Constructors No.: 83499
Previous registration: T5770
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Opawa
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 14 Jan 1941
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1942
To 2 EFTS Ashburton Jan 1944
Sold from Shelly Bay
To South Canterbury Aero Club 21 Dec 1946
Registered ZK – ALJ
Converted to canopy version prior to1949
Used on rabbit poisoning operations
By the club during 1949
To H Maynard Ltd, Wairoa 1964
To T Dunn, Silverdale
To I Bennie, Auckland 12 Aug 1968
To L E Harris and Sons, Napier 3 Dec 1970
Under Rebuild at Matamata 1971
To W Harris, Napier Mar 1985
To P Harris, Napier 12 Apr 1988
Rebuilt and flew again 1994
To Kapiti Island Air, Raumati Beach 15 Aug 1994
To Kapiti Districts Aero Club, Paraparaumu 4 Mar 1997
Took part in Millenium Vintage Air Rally
From North Cape to Bluff 9 to 18 Feb 2000
Still airworthy

Top Dressing Operations

NZ 677

Constructors No.: 83497
Previous registration: T5768
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Opawa
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 25 Jun 1940
Issued free from Taieri
To Wanganui Aero Club 31 May 1947
Sold unregistered
To A Orchard, Blenheim 7 Jan 1947
Registered ZK – ANN
To Aircraft Services Ltd, Auckland 27 Jul 1949
Severely damaged when it stalled into
A hill at Wairamarama 27 Feb 1950
To Auckland Aviation Services
Repaired and returned to service 1950
To Thames Aerial Top Dressing, Thames 18 Mar 1955
Withdrawn from use in 1960
Remained on register for next 31 years
To C Liddell , Te Awamutu Late 1963
A/C remained dismantled in Hastings in 1971
Moved to Papakura 1978
To J Crosbie, Pukekohe 23 Aug 1982
De Registered Withdrawn from use 27 Mar 1991
Advertised For sale by tender as partially completed restoration Jun 2003

NZ 678

Constructors No.: 83502
Previous registration: T5773
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 6 Nov 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1942 – 1944
Issued free from 42 Sqn
To New Plymouth Aero Club 29 Jan 1946
Registered ZK – AIG
Crashed at Bell Block Airfield 10 Nov 1946

NZ 679

Constructors No.: 83525
Previous registration: T5774
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 7 Nov 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 1941
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1942 – 1944
Sold from Taieri
To D Gray, Whenuapai 16 Feb 1947
Registered ZK – AOC Aug 1948
This registration was transferred from NZ 887
Leased to D Greig for top dressing
To James Aviation 1950
Crashed at Whakamaru seriously
Injuring pilot Mr Colin Hale 6 Aug 1955
Parts used in rebuild of ZK – BBE

NZ 680

Constructors No.: 83532
Previous registration: T5781
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 11 Nov 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai
Lost a wing while carrying out aerobatics at 3,000 ft
Spun into ground between 2 houses in Kaka Street Otahuhu
Faulty manufacture of front flying wire was found to be the
Cause of the accident 1610 on 6 Mar 1941
LAC Frank Traynor killed

NZ 681

Constructors No.: 83561
Previous registration: T5786
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 12 Nov 1940
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1942
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1943 – 1944
Issued free from Taieri
To Auckland Aero Club 14 Jan 1950
Registered ZK – AZS 14 Nov 1951
Broken up at Mangere during late 1950s
De Registered 16 Aug 1960
Fuselage used in re-build of ZK – AYA 1961

NZ 682

Constructors No.: 83529
Previous registration: T5778
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 15 Nov 1940
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai
Hit trees while landing at Kumeu 16 Nov 1943
Written Off

NZ 683

Constructors No.: 83528
Previous registration: T5777
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 25 Nov 1940
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth 1941
Sold from Woodbourne
To C Gadsby, Motueka 20 Apr 1948
Registered ZK – APZ 8 Jul 1947
Operated by Motueka Aero Club Sep 1948 – Feb 1951
To Aerial Agriculture Ltd, Hastings
Converted to Top dresser entering service 7 Apr 1951
To T Martin, Hastings 1957
Used by Aerial Agriculture Ltd, Hastings during 1958
Leased to Marshall and Neville
Failed to become airborne and struck fence and overturned
Near Porongahau 1700 on 6 Dec 1959
Fuselage was at Hastings in 1959

NZ 684

Constructors No.: 83527
Previous registration: T5776
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 25 Nov 1940
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth 1941
Engine failure, crashed into sandhills
At Pukeho near New Plymouth 10 Aug 1942
Written off 16 Sep 1942

NZ 685

Constructors No.: 83526
Previous registration: T5775
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 26 Nov 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1942
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1943-1944
Sold from Shelly Bay
To Gisborne Aero Club 31 Jan 1947
Registered ZK – ANF
Accident at Pouawa, north of Gisborne,
Written off 30 Jan 1949

NZ 686

Constructors No.: 83530
Previous registration: T5779
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 26 Nov 1940
To 2 EFTS Ashburton
Hit a hay stack during low flying practice
Near Ashburton 27 Mar 1943
Rumour has it the instructor was chasing a rabbit and
Failed to see a hay stack
Written off 9 Jun 1943

NZ 687

Constructors No.: 83531
Previous registration: T5780
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 5 Dec 1940
To 3 EFTS Harewood 1942 – 1944
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Wanganui Aero Club 4 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AJB
Converted to Canopy type prior to 1949
To Aerial Agriculture Ltd, Hastings 6 Aug 1951
Withdrawn From use 13 Oct 1959
Reduced to spares

NZ 688

Constructors No.: 83533
Previous registration: T5782
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 6 Oct 1940
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1943
Issued free from Taieri
To Nelson Aero Club 11 May 1948
Passed to Canterbury Aero Club
Then to Airwork NZ Ltd before being registered
Registered ZK – ASO 12 Jul 1948
Made the first commercial aerial top dressing flight
In N Z 27 Aug 1949
John Brazier spread fertilizer over
Sir Heston Rhodes property
At Tai Tapu south of Christchurch made 1632 take offs
And spread 2,000 lb of fertilizer without mishap
During a 3 month period early 1952
Named “ Bunny Duster” during 1952 – 1953
When it was used to drop rabbit poison
To Southen Scenic Air Services 24 Aug 1956
Written off in accident at Waitaha 20 Apr 1957
De Registered 8 Mar 1962

NZ 689

Constructors No.: 83534
Previous registration: T5783
Built at Cowley UK
Shipped on SS Rangitata
B O C Unit 18 Rongotai 20 Apr 1942
To 2 EFTS Ashburton
Hit trees during low flying exercise
7 Km south of Ashburton 19 Sep 1943
F/O H Pickering and LAC R Parker Injured
Written off 9 Jun 1943

Built by De Havilland UK at Hatfield. Imported pre-war and impressed for RNZAF

NZ 701

Constructors No.: 3705
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6375 18 Aug 1938
Imported for Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGL 20 Oct 1938
Impressed into RNZAF as a gift A/C 9 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri
Entered a spin while during a gliding turn
Practicing forced landings
Crashed 6 Km south of Taieri 23 Jul 1941
Written off, reduced to spares at Rongotai

NZ 702

Constructors No 3639
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6135 25 Nov 1937
Imported for Wellington Aero Club
Registered ZK – AFZ 18 Feb 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 900.00.00 pounds [$1,800] 12 Sep 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 19 Oct 1939
Issued free from Taieri
To Tauranga Aero Club 4 Apr 1949
Registered ZK – ATB 2 May 1949
Converted to Canopy version
Crashed near Opotiki and written off 21 Nov 1953
To Airspread Ltd, Tauranga
Probably for use as spares 28 Nov 1955
De Registered 5 Mar 1958
Last reported stored with J Smith, Mapua 1972

NZ 703

Constructors No.: 3833
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6418 5 Jan 1938
Imported for Wellington Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGW 8 Mar 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1380.00.00 pounds [$2,760] 12 Sep 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 19 Oct 1939
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1943
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Middle Districts Aero Club 13 Feb 1946
Registered ZK – AIO Feb 1946
To Barr Brothers
Cost 1440.00.00 pounds [$2,880] Feb 1950
Converted to Top dresser Apr 1950
Written off in an accident at Waiuku 7 Nov 1950
To Aircraft Services Ltd, Auckland for spares
De Registered 15 Feb 1952
Rebuilt using fuselage from ZK – ASG [NZ 772 ]
Construction plate and log books
From ZK- AIO [NZ 703] were used
Re Registered ZK – BAZ 21 Apr 1952
Stalled and spun into ground while
Top dressing in Waimai Valley 22 Mar 1953
Serious injury to pilot Mr Stan Caldwell

NZ 704

Constructors no.: 3795
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6469 13 Dec 1938
Imported for Western Federated Flying Club
Registered ZK – AGZ 24 Feb 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1250.00.00 pound [$2,500] 10 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 19 Oct 1939
Damaged crashing through a hedge
At Taieri and lost U/C 28 Jan 1941
Repaired And returned to service
To 2 EFTS Ashburton Jan 1944
Issued free from 42 Sqn
To Wellington Aero Club 19 Dec 1946
Registered ZK – ALK 19 Dec 1946
Converted to Canopy version prior to 1949
To M Green, Auckland 30 Jul 1957
Used by Auckland Gliding Club ran out of fuel on glider tow
Hit fence and overturned
Crashed near Ardmore 1220 on 29 Apr 1961
De Registered 1 Feb 1962
Parts used in rebuild of ZK - AQA [NZ 863]
Re Registered
To J Crosbie, Papakura 28 Nov 1985
To M Gardiner, Queenstown 13 Dec 1990
De Registered registration revoked 27 Jun 2001

NZ 705

Constructors No.: 3936
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6543 13 Apr 1939
Imported for Middle Districts Aero Club
Registered ZK – AHG 8 Jun 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1578.07.00 pounds [$3,157.40] 6 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1941
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1943-1944
Sold from Taieri
To M Youngman, Christchurch 17 Feb 1947
Registered ZK - AQG 27 Jul 1947
To Aerial Sowing, Canterbury,
Converted to a Top dresser by end of 1950
To Auster Air Services as a result of a take over
To East Coast Air Services, Gisborne 10 Nov 1953
Crashed while top dressing
Seriously injuring Pilot Mr Charles Forbes
At Tologa Bay 20 Apr 1954

NZ 706

Constructors No.: 3693
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6315 13 Jun 1938
Imported for Western Federated Flying Club
Registered ZK – AGG 6 Sep 1939
Impressed into RNZAF as gift aircraft 10 Oct 1939
B O C Unit 7 Taieri 18 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 18 Oct 1939
Propeller fell of at 3,000 ft, successful force landing
Carried out near Mosgiel 6 Mar 1943
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Wanganui Aero Club 17 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AIZ 17 Apr 1946
Crashed near Wanganui 6 Jul 1958
De Registered 13 Jul 1960

NZ 707

Constructors No.: 3832
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6476 29 Dec 1938
Imported for Waikato Aero Club
Registered ZK – AHB 8 Mar 1939
Impressed into RNZAF as a gift Aircraft 12 Oct 1939
B O C Unit 7 Taieri
To I EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1940
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth [moved to]
To 2 EFTS Ashburton 1941 – 1944
Issued free from 42 Sqn
To Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club 20 Jan 1947
Registered ZK – ANP 27 Jan 1947
To W Bower and Co, Pahiatua
Converted to a Top dresser 10 Sep 1952
Badly damaged after hitting a fence at Marima 3 Nov 1953
Repaired using parts from ZK – AIH [NZ 822]
And ZK – ASD [NZ 814]
To J Larsen, Waverly 1957
Withdrawn from use in 1959
To B Haybittle, Hawera 10 Nov 1959
To Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club Oct 1960
Crashed at Gate Pa Airfield, Hastings 6 Sep 1968
The A/C was practicing “dog fight “ sequence
For an air display the next day when it crashed
Injuring Pilot and Passenger
This A/C suffered 10 Crashes in it’s life
1 in RNZAF service and 9 in civilian life

NZ 708

Constructors No.: 3643
Built at Hatf1ield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6150 6 Dec 1937
Imported for West Coast United Aero Club
Registered ZK – AFW 16 Feb 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1200.00. pound [$2,400]
To 1 EFTS Taieri
The A/C had to be repaired after a pre-war civilian accident
To 3 EFTS Harewod
Converted to Inst 27 TTS Rongotai 1940
moved to TTS Nelson
To TTS Hobsonville
Broken up at Hobsonville 1946

NZ 709

Constructors No.: 3638
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6133 1 Nov 1937
Imported for Western Federated Flying Club
Registered ZK – AFY 16 Feb 1938
Impressed into RNZAF as a Gift Aircraft 31 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth 1941
Crashed landing at Hawera 25 Jul 1941
Written off

Refueling

NZ 710

Constructors No.: 3671
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6223 12 Mar 1938
Imported for Southland Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGF 5 May 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1825 .00.00 pounds [$3,650] 16 Nov 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1944
Slight damage after flying through
Power and phone lines near Stirling Bridge
Landed safely at Taieri 9 Nov 1944
Sold from Wigram
To Lidell, Wigram 24 Jan 1947
Registered ZK – ANH 24 Jan 1947
To Aerial Farming NZ Ltd, Palmerston North
Converted to a Top dresser 21 May 1951
Crashed at Echolands, 8 Km from Taumarunui 27 Apr 1954
Pilot Mr Mike Bevan seriously injures
To R Handley 16 Nov 1956
De Registered Reduced to produce 7 Aug 1959

NZ 711

Constructors No.: 82052
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6569 3 May 1939
Imported for Marlborough Aero Club
Registered ZK – AHH 19 Jun 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1612.16.07 pound [$3,255.40] 5 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 –Jul 1941
Engine failure, forced landing at Momona 27 Jun 1941
To 4 EFTS Whenuapai 5 Jul 1941
To 2 EFTS New Plymouth 5 – 19 Mar 1942
Spun into ground and crashed at Rakaia
Pilot LAC G Findlay 16 Nov 1942
Written off 31 Dec 1942

NZ 712

Constructors No.: 3834
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6483 7 Jan 1939
Imported for Marlborough Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGX 8 Mar 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1702.13.00 pound [$ 3406.60] 5 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri
The A/C had to be repaired from a pre-war
Accident before deployment
Damaged in a forced landing near Wyllies Creek
Remains trucked back to Taieri 19 Jun 1940
P/O N Suttie and LAC K Blair
Either uninjured or some reports injured

NZ 713

Constructors No.: 3789
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6470 15 Dec 1938
Imported for Otago Aero Club
Registered ZK – AHA 24 Feb 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1250.00.00 pound [$2,500] 24 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1940
U/C written off in a heavy landing at Taieri
LAC Mc Namara uninjured 26 Sep 1941
Repaired And returned to service
Issued from 42 Sqn
To Marlborough Aero Club 4 Sep 1946
Registered ZK – AKJ 31 Jul 1946
Crashed and destroyed sowing trace
Elements near Omaka 1 Dec 1946

NZ 714

Constructors No.: 82231
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6695 13 Jul 1939
Imported for Auckland Aero Club 10 Oct 1939
Registration ZK – AHM was reserved but A/C was impressed on arrival
Impressed into RNZAF 10 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939
Overturned landing at Taieri 29 Aug 1940
Repaired And returned to service
Issued free from Wigram
To New Plymouth Aero Club 7 Jul 1949
Not used by aero club on sold
To Southland and Otago Aerial
To Top Dressing Co Ltd, Dunedin
Registered ZK – AXB 30 Aug 1950
Crashed and burnt while sowing trace
Elements near Gore 13 Dec 1958

NZ 715

Constructors No.: 82232
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6696 13 Jul 1939
Imported for
Registration ZK – AHR was reserved but A/C was impressed on arrival
Impressed into RNZAF 10 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1943
Struck power lines while engaged in
Unauthorized low flying between
Hindon and Taieri 29 Nov 1940
F/O Nelson and P/O Winefield court marshaled for offense
Sold from Taieri
To A McIntosh 6 Apr 1947
Registered ZK – ARV 1948
Possibly on sold
To Southern Scenic Air Trips late 1948
To H Charters
Part of “ Flying Kiwis” aerobatic team
Crashed near Rotorua 18 Mar 1949

NZ 716

Constructors No.: 82230
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6705 19 Jul 1939
Imported for Wellington Aero Club
Registration ZK – AHO was reserved but A/C was impressed on arrival
Impressed into RNZAF on arrival 10 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1942
Fitted with canopy during service life
Sold from Wigram
To J Neave, Wigram 23 Dec 1946
Registered ZK- ANE
Canopy retained, operated by J D Neave Aerial Transport
Loaned to South Canterbury Aero Club until Mar 1948
To Nolan Family, Upper Okuru
Used for whitebait transport
To Farmers Aerial Top Dressing Co Ltd Invercargill
Converted to a Top dresser 14 Aug 1951
Crashed at Owaka 29 Jan 1953

NZ 717

Constructors No.: 3640
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6143 30 Nov 1937
Imported for Western Federated Flying Club
Registered ZK – AGA 17 Feb 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1100.00.00 pound [$2,200] 25 Nov 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1941
Mid air with Tiger Moth NZ 813 at 300 ft
In the landing circuit over Taieri 0730 on 7 Feb 1941
Caused by the sun shining into the eyes of both pilots
LAC Desmond Hanrahan killed

NZ 718

Constructors No.: 3835
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6487 10 Jan 1939
Imported for Middle Districts Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGY 3 Mar 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1400.00.00 pound [$2,800] 5 Oct 1939
To 1 EFTS Taieri 1939 – 1941
U/C damaged doing a practice forced
Landing near Outram 15 Oct 1940
F/O Nelson made successful 1 wheel
Landing on return to Taieri
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Wanganui Aero Club 18 Apr 1946
Registered ZK – AJK 18 Apr 1946
To M Alexander, Taupo early 1957
To Aerial Spraying NZ Ltd, Feilding 2 Jul 1958
To F Desborough, Feilding 10 Oct 1961
Broken up at Kairanga about 1962
Remains to Aerocraft Ltd, Palmerston North 1964
De Registered 11 Nov 1966

Auckland Aero Club pre-war

NZ 719

Constructors No.: 3629
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6093 18 Oct1937
Imported for Auckland Aero Club
Arrived on SS Port Campbell 20 Dec 1937
Registered ZK – AFN 7 Jan 1938
Assembled at Hobsonville and delivered
To Auckland Aero Club 13 Jan 1938
This and ZK – AFO [NZ 720] were the first
Two Tiger Moths in NZ
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1125 .00.00 pound [$2,250] 12 Oct 1939
Damaged in forced landing near Mangere 24 Jan 1940
This was the first RNZAF Tiger Moth accident
To 1 EFTS Taiei 1940-1942
Sold from Taieri
To W Johns, New Plymouth 20 Feb 1947
Not used
Sold to New Plymouth Aero Club
Registered ZK – AOL
Engine failure on approach to landing at
Mangere, crashed into a ditch 10 Jan 1959
Remains trucked to New Plymouth
Written off
Parts used in the re-build of ZK – BRB [NZ 1459]

NZ 720

Constructors No.: 3630
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6094 18 Oct 1937
Imported for Auckland Aero Club
Arrived on SS Port Campbell 20 Dec 1937
Registered ZK – AFO 7 Jan 1938
Assembled at Hobsonville
First flight by a Tiger Moth in NZ 7 Jan 1938
Delivered to Auckland Aero Club 13 Jan 1938
This and ZK – AFN [NZ 719] were the
First Tiger Moths in N Z
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 975.00.00 pound [$1,950] 1 Oct 1939
Issued free from Taieri
To Hawera Aero Club
Registered ZK – ASA 10 Jun 1948
Not used by club on sold
To T Withey, for use by Air Contracts
Converted to a Top dresser 2 May 1950
Converted back to normal configuration
Leased to Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club 1956
To D Fraser, Masteton 16 Apr 1957
To Aerial Advertising, Nelson
Used for banner towing 23 Mar 1958
Last flight before being stored 13 Apr 1958
To J Smith, Upper Moutere 28 Aug 1959
Stored and dismantled at Mapua
To P Burns, Christchurch 15 Jan 1979
To J Galpin, Te Puke 27 Aug 1981
De Registered 27 Aug 1981
Suffered 11 Accidents in it’s career, all civilian
Registered ZK – AFO
To J Galpin 6 Nov 1981
Stored at Pongakawa

NZ 721

Constructors No.: 3697
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6335 30 Jun 1938
Imported for Auckland Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGI 8 Sep 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1200.00.00 pound [$2,400] 1 Oct 1939
Sold from 42 Sqn
To Auckland Aero Club 17 Jan 1946
Registered ZK – AIA 1946
This was the second Tiger Moth to be
Released for civilian flying after the war
To R White,
To Auckland Gliding Club Jan 1957
To Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club Mar 1961
To J Pheasant, New Plymouth Dec 1963
To Auckland Gliding Club mid 1964
To Gisborne Aero Club 1965
To J Pheasant, Auckland 1 Apr 1977
Took part in Millennium Vintage Air Rally
From North Cape to the Bluff 9 to 18 Feb 2000
Still airworthy

NZ 722

Constructors No.: 3696
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6323 30 Jun 1938
Imported for Auckland Aero Club
Registered ZK – AGH 8 Sep 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1200.00.00 pound [$2,400] 1 Oct 1939
To Flying Instructors School Hobsonville
Entered a spin at low altitude and crashed into the sea
600 yards off Narrow Neck Beach 1000 on 31 Aug 1940
Wreckage salvaged by 3 fishing boats
Written off
P/O Robert Gladstone killed P/O B Le Pine injured
Rescued by navy vessel

NZ 723

Constructors No.: 3935
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6520 10 Mar 1939
Imported for Auckland Aero Club
Registered ZK – AHF 15 Jun 1939
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1650.00.00 pound [$3,300] 1 Oct 1939
To Flying Instructors School, Hobsonville
Entered a spin, off a downwind turn in the Hobsonville circuit
Crashed into the sea about a mile offshore
Near the mouth of Whau Creek, Auckland 6 Jan 1941
P/O P Worsp and P/O Arthur Long injured
Rescued by TEAL Launch
P/O Long died in Wellington hospital
As a result of his injuries 27 Sep 1943

NZ 724

Constructors No.: 3680
Built at Hatfield UK
Issued with UK C of A No 6259 25 Apr 1938
Imported for Auckland Aero Club
Registered ZK – AFP 28 Jun 1938
Impressed into RNZAF
Cost 1400.00 pound [$2,800] 1 Oct 1939
Involved in first fatal RNZAF Tiger Moth Accident
When a pilot fell from the A/C near Mangere when his
Harness fastener became disengaged during a roll 12 Mar 1940
S/L David Allen killed
To Flying Instructors School, Hobsonville
Entered a spin while performing a climbing turn
Crashed into sea near Castor Bay 1420 on18 Apr 1941
P/O Bertrand Butler killed P/O M Hay injured
Rescued by Royal NZ Artillery,
Wreckage dragged ashore by Navy
Written off.

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