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Beechcraft A23-24 Musketeer Super 3, c/n MA-181 , was I believe a 1967 production aircraft which arrived and was uncrated at Hawker De Havilland at Bankstown on 10-04-1969 and was registered as VH-DYG1. The only listed Australian operator I can find was Sunland Aviation Service Pty Ltd of Archerfield.
On 08-11-1969 it was registered as ZK-DAD to the Wellington Aero Club. Colour scheme was from memory - blue lower fuselage with white upper and tail, with red and gold trim lines.
Second view is after take off from the Picton airstrip on 17-04-1972.
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Ending up like this - In the Club colour scheme of yellow and black trim with stylised WAC on the tail![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VjD_-evVXz2BSpYAA_66evxMM_tjuj60YAzjnNfW9eFZ6X03yuzH27irUTU-qqxtuinEWBhuW-qrbTraNRLwBlzcjs0UkXX2Riv1mRIDR9oJOsCA2BZYgpoocEzeqXTVKn2X5F9ch9VW/s400/DAD+NZWN+09-08-73.jpg)
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It then passed to a series of owners, including Westland Air of Hokitika from 04-03-1974; Hired to the Stratford Aero Club briefly in 1974; To A P Orchard at Greymouth on 12-11-1974. R E J Turner of Ardmore had it from 01-04-1977 followed by T C Williams and K T Lochore at Masterton from 16-07-1977. B W Saunders of Auckland appears on 26-07-1988 and on this same day it was re-registered as ZK-FRO.
Under its new rego it passed through the hands of T R Willigers at Whitianga from 20-05-1997; R J & D J Lees of Thames from 29-09-98. To F P Radisich at Thames on 02-09-99 and the to Abdul Hamees of Auckland on 04-10-2002.
It had fuel problems on take off at Hamilton on 15-01-2004 and force landed at Rukahia. Its registration was revoked on 02-06-2004.
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