From up north

Jean210 has kindly sent in these two pics from up North.
Above is the Kaitaia Based Fletcher Fu24-950 ZK-DEQ (c/n 166) sitting on the Murray Hargreaves(Aerial Work Mid North and Go North) strip on State Highway 12 west of Maungaturoto on 05-02-2012.
This one started life with James Aviation from 28-01-1971. It was withdrawn from use on 07-07-1983 and stored, with ownership passing to Fieldair Holding in May of 1984. Returned to service in 1995 and transferred to Far North Air (2004) Ltd of Kaitaia on 10-06-2004.

 

Captured at Dargaville on 05-02-2012 was this Zenair Zodiac 601 UL ZK-JFN (c/n 6-2262) now in the ownership of Briam Whiteman and George Mitchell. This was the Bryan Knights machine from July 1995 until being sold to Peter Herrick of Auckland in January of 1996. It transferred to Colin Herrick of North Shore on 10-06-2008.