The Westland Scout AH/1 with the c/n F.9704 was built for the UK's Army Air Corps in 1967
and allocated the serial XV129.
Withdrawn from use in 1995 it was auctioned off by the MoD on 10-10-1995 as sold to New Zealand.
It was stored in Auckland for a while before popping up on the New Zealand register as ZK-HVD2 on 21-10-1999 with Metro Air Ltd of Christchurch.
It first flew from their yard on Harewood Road, Christchurch on 07-11-1999 and is seen below on 10-11-1999.
It is seen here - above and below - at Wanaka on 09-04-2004 in a different paint scheme and wearing Heli-Logging titles.
Wanaka 09-04-2004
It was off the register for a short time between 16-04-2008 and 19-11-2008 when it reappeared listed to The Wessex Trust of Stratford.
Its registration was revoked on 21-11-2013.
It has now become part of the New Zealand Helicopter Heritage Museum collection at Rangiora.
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Noted going into storage at Rangiora on 09-12-2022.
This is the second Westland Scout gifted to the Museum by Mark Ford/Heli-Logging after ZK-HUK2.
It arrived along with the Hiller UH12 VH-HJW ex ZK-HJW.
I was told by the Helicopter Heritage Museum that the Hiller was ex ZK-HUO ?
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ReplyDeleteIs this going to cost me a chocolate fish ?
me thinks not :)
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