tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post7593934093054638268..comments2024-03-29T16:19:53.951+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: A Couple of Vintage Taildraggers at WaipukurauUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-15899792548215256442022-05-14T16:05:46.743+12:002022-05-14T16:05:46.743+12:00Fascinating! The info I have (gathered from variou...Fascinating! The info I have (gathered from various sources) is "To James Robert Franklin, Wanganui 01/1938, to ZK-AGD 09/05/1938, used by Wanganui Aero Club. To H W (Bert) Lightband, New Plymouth. To Peter G Hobart, New Plymouth. To CJL Dundon, Wanganui, wfu 1958, damaged by hangar collapse 10/04/1968. To Murray Farr, Hawera and stored for rebuild, cancelled 17/12/1990. To Kip Netherclift and Murray Kirkus 2011, restored to airworthy, to ZK-AGD 04/03/2014, withdrawn 24/06/2014, to ZK-AGD with Netherclift AGD Partnership, Napier 17/09/2015, f/f 09/02/2017. To Ron J Day, Otane 25/06/2020, ferried to new base Waipukurau 28/06/2020."Zac "Handbag" Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04877499898584284428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-28203785077521208742020-09-09T09:19:22.498+12:002020-09-09T09:19:22.498+12:00I would love to see the photo you have of it being...I would love to see the photo you have of it being assembled, and any documents you have pertaining to it. Copies of these could then be added to the portfolio that is part of the aircraft. RonRon Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-53312895159968157052020-09-08T12:49:13.979+12:002020-09-08T12:49:13.979+12:00The information I have is that ZK-AGD was first re...The information I have is that ZK-AGD was first registered in NZ on 1 March 1938. It was assembled in the Council hangar at Rongotai and test flown on 8 March by Sq/Ldr Bill Grundy. I have a photograph of it during assembly. Somewhere in my records I have a January date for it test flight by Piper but cannot locate it at this time.traveladastrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961088052742502030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-19453307135961588812020-09-08T07:17:55.701+12:002020-09-08T07:17:55.701+12:00ZK-AGD was registered in NZ in January 1938. That ...ZK-AGD was registered in NZ in January 1938. That means it is unlikely it was built in January 1938. Assuming it was in NZ to be registered, you have to work back from there and allow for its construction and sea voyage from USA. It was registered as a Piper because by then that was the company name. To my knowledge no records survive that prove AGD was not built before November 2. If you have access to these records I would be grateful if you would provide them.Ron Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-87596462600829692112020-09-06T15:39:14.846+12:002020-09-06T15:39:14.846+12:00ZK-AGD is a Piper J2 not a Taylor. It was build at...ZK-AGD is a Piper J2 not a Taylor. It was build at Pipers Loch Haven plant in January 1938, the name Taylor having been dropped on 2 November the previous year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com