Cessnas from Whitianga on the 28th.

Sir Minty has provided the following five photos taken at Whitianga on 28-01-2012

Cessna 172C ZK-CCF (c/n 172C-49536) has been listed with Errin Hallen of Whangamata since late December of 2007. Imported by the Cessna agents Rural Aviation and registered on 20-08-1962 for delivery to the Auckland Aero Club. By 1996, and some ten owners later it was with Quantum Learning at Kerikeri and then to the Bay of Islands Aero Club (Inc) in May of 2005.

Another Cessna 172 Skyhawk is this 1973 "M" model ZK-DKK (c/n 172M-61742). Also a new import, it went to the Hawera Aero Club. It currently wears Sunair Aviation titles.

Cessna 180K Skywagon ZK-EOH (c/n 180K-53026) was imported for Geyserland Floatplane Holdings Ltd of Rotorua in 1979. It is currently listed to the Walton Family Trust of Papakura.

Believe it or  not - but this Cessna R172K Hawk XP could be classed as a "Warbird". Built in 1978 it went to the Chilean Army followed by a spell on the Chilean civil register before returning to the US register in 2006. As ZK-TXP (c/n R172K-2901) it was registered with G A Leasing of Auckland on 16-08-2007. Currently is is listed to Air Lease Ltd of Auckland.

This Cessna 182E (c/n 182E-53823) went to Australia in 1988 from the US. It arrived in NZ in June of 1993 and eventually become ZK-WKK with W Sutherland of Gore on 13-09-1999. It is now with Brian Wigley of Auckland.