Speaking of ZK-AFO. Plus the Lockheed 10A Electra ZK-AFD.

 Peter Layne reports from Waharoa.

While at the Vintage Kiwi Glider rally recently a very welcome visitor arrived and spent a few hours at Waharoa.

I had this photo of Rob Mackley and me taken.

Our fathers flew the original ZK-AFD several times together for NAC back in 1947. 

This original Lockheed 10A Electra ZK-AFD1 c/n 1095 as flown by Rob and Peter's fathers came factory new to New Zealand in May 1937 and served with Union Airways of NZ Ltd which became NZNAC in April of 1947. Its cutaway fuselage is now on display at MoTaT, Auckland.

Above. Rob and Peter in front of the Electra ZK-AFD2 c/n 1145.

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Above a photo favouring the Linea Aerea Nacional (LAN Chile) side.

Below is the Union Airways side.

Also at Waharoa on the 14th was Rae Kerr, a long time glider pilot, who provided the above photo of the starboard side of ZK-AFD.

During the rest of the week Tim Galpin's immaculate Tiger Moth ZK-AFO was present but not on this day - so I missed out on getting AFD and AFO together for a photo shoot.

Nice all round.