tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post8326475312224928403..comments2024-03-29T16:19:53.951+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: One of Our Earliest New Zealand Helicopters: Bell 47D ZK-HAAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-31637089442637942722020-08-18T01:02:57.056+12:002020-08-18T01:02:57.056+12:00My brother and I went on a paid flight from Dargav...My brother and I went on a paid flight from Dargaville for about five minutes in what was said to be the first helicopter in NZ. If it was 1957 I was 11 and my brother was 10. My grandfather paid for the flight as we had cleaned up some land where we lived in the top of Hokianga RoadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848922068366477549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-67224123796737720522018-05-23T17:54:49.903+12:002018-05-23T17:54:49.903+12:00my grandfather cliff east was one of three of the ...my grandfather cliff east was one of three of the first pilots of the hiller 12b.. I have a newspaper article about the arrival of this helicopterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641398001221654732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-23197103559897380252018-01-05T20:28:22.992+13:002018-01-05T20:28:22.992+13:00My father flew in the Hiller when it first came to...My father flew in the Hiller when it first came to NZ, Murray was a family friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228099092758197916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-42427692675027022042014-11-22T14:43:12.908+13:002014-11-22T14:43:12.908+13:00Hiller 12b HAB was owned by James Aviation in Hami...Hiller 12b HAB was owned by James Aviation in Hamilton. My father, Murray White was the 1st Licensed Helicopter Engineer in NZ. When the chopper was sold to Mike Alexander of Aerial Applicators in Wanganui we moved. When I finished school at Wanganui Girl's College I worked as "the office girl" - in these days it would be PA for Mike, Manager, PA for Murray, Chief Engineer and PA for Beryck Dalcom, Operations Manager. Those were the good 'ol days!!!!Auriol Hutchinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-26061099507840895262014-09-10T06:30:13.852+12:002014-09-10T06:30:13.852+12:00Top!Top!Hans Zurniwennoreply@blogger.com