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Post by Gary. on Jun 9, 2012 19:19:53 GMT 12
G/day Chaps Does anyone have any history info on Tiger ZK-ANV? Is it still around today? I,ve found that this Moth was the Insurance replacement for Tiger ZK-AJV which was lost Between Napier and Taupo in june 1947 Pilot John Tacon.... Cheers.
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Post by Tony on Jun 10, 2012 7:44:15 GMT 12
From the edcoatescollection: www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZNZ/ZK-ANV.html From adf serials adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nz650.shtmlEx NZ783. c/n 83381/DHNZ33 Fuselage built at Cowley and shipped to New Zealand. Remainder of aircraft constructed at Rongotai from local materials. British construction number 83381. BOC Unit 18 Rongotai 15 November 1940. With No.4 EFTS, Whenuapai 1941. Sold to L. Gray from Woodbourne for 180 pounds (WARB Release 4819) on 22 January 1947 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-ANV on 24 January 1947. To Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club in July 1947. Crashed at Hastings on 23 October 1947. Pilot: A E Ingram. Civil Air Accident File: ABVX 7333 W4772/1 |
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 10, 2012 13:30:43 GMT 12
Wow, so are we saying they wrote off AJV in June... replaced it in July with ANV which was in turn crashed in October of that year.
That has to be a little hard on the aircraft, - do either exist in any form ?
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 10, 2012 15:43:24 GMT 12
ZK-ANV is recorded as 'Hit HT wires & cr Ellwood Road, Hastings' on the date given above.
No doubt the bits have got used up over the last 65 years.
To lose one is bad luck, to lose two is carelessness?
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Post by Gary. on Jun 10, 2012 19:45:06 GMT 12
Thanks Chaps It seems the HB aero club had a bad couple of years in the late 1940s ZK-AJV lost till this day. Replaced with ZK-ANV which then crashed. And before that ZK-AIJ was also lost but I'm not sure how? replaced by ZK AQI Do you have any details on these last two? Flying is thankfully a bit safer these days.  |
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Post by Tony on Jun 10, 2012 21:59:47 GMT 12
From adf serials adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nz650.shtmlZK-AIJ Ex NZ799 c/n DHNZ49 Built at Rongotai. BOC Unit 18 Rongotai 21 February 1941. With No.2 EFTS, New Plymouth 1941. Sold to Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club from No.42 Squadron on 10 April 1946 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AIJ on 10 April 1946. Crashed at Twyford on 01 December 1948. No Civil Air Accident File located. From the edcoatescollection: www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZNZ/ZK-AQI.html ZK-AQI Ex NZ889 RAF R5005 c/n 82900 Ex RAF stocks, previously R5005. Built at Hatfield and assembled in NZ. Shipped to New Zealand on "SS Rangitane" and BOC Unit 18 Rongotai 19 July 1940. With No.3 EFTS, Harewood 1940-1942 coded "J1". With No.1 EFTS, Taieri January 1943. With No.2 EFTS, Ashburton by June 1943. Sold to NZ Insurance Company on behalf of Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club from Taieri on 15 April 1947 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AQI. Converted to canopy version prior to 1949. The aircraft was a replacement for ZK-AIJ which had crashed on 01 December 1946. Crashed at Otane, near Waipawa on 15 August 1953. Civil Air Accident File: ABVX 7333 W4772/6 |
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Post by Gary. on Jun 11, 2012 19:03:59 GMT 12
Hey thanks Macfire it seems the rate of attrition was pretty high for Tiger moths back in the old days. Is this why they are so expensive today? |
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Post by Tony on Jun 11, 2012 19:14:59 GMT 12
You're welcome
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 11, 2012 21:11:00 GMT 12
Marcus (hairy) posted photos of ZK-ANV and ZK-AQI in his Tiger Moth thread a while ago.
No ZK-AIJ though.
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