Friday 30 March 2012

Air to air - away back when.

Allan Wooler has kindly provided me with this air to air shot that he took during the early 1980's in the Wairarapa area.
Cessna 172B ZK-BZU (c/n 48261) first appeared on the NZ register on 16-02-1961 with the agents Rural Aviation Ltd of New Plymouth  and was delivered to the Marlborough Aero Club at Omaka on 28-03-1961. Its next move was to Christchurch for International Homes Ltd and then to A V Martyn and Co Ltd at Timaru. It was then listed to a finance Company before being leased to the Auckland Flying School from 14-11-1967, followed by the Rex Flying School from 02-02-1970. It spent a few months with the HB and EC Aero Club at Hastings in 1972 until being acquired by Bram McKay at Eketahuna on 01-11-1972. It is pictured below - being driven by Bram - alongside the Dominie ZK-AKY.
Now some pics from No1 shoe box.
The first three were taken at Wellington in August 1963 on my olde Jiffy Kodak 620 B and W camera and are negative numbers 177-179. I finally got it centered in shot number 179. This was during its time with the Marlborough Aero Club. 


 Below it is parked at Paraparaumu on 09-04-1971 whilst with Rex Flying School.
 Below. At Ardmore - still with Rex on 19-03-1973

Above, it sits at Christchurch on 18-08-1986. Now with Bram McKay, but in a new scheme.
Lastly a shot taken at Ardmore on 28-03-2008 - By now in the ownership of P B McKay of Eketahuna.
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous1 April 2012 at 06:13

    From June 2011, BZU calls North Shore home, in the ownership of R & L Cunningham.

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  2. Dave Paull1 April 2012 at 07:35

    Roger that.
    Was wondering who "BZU Aviation" was.

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  3. Anonymous1 April 2012 at 08:50

    What was the aircraft the picture was taken from? Could it have been a Proctor with that wingtip that is in the view?

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  4. Anonymous1 April 2012 at 16:30

    if you read it carefully it says dh89 zk aky

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  5. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 07:29

    that was my grandads in alfredton and when he died he passed it on to my uncle who did a share with us

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