tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post3232292062827955703..comments2024-03-29T16:19:53.951+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: DH82A ZK-BENUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-83994985870707264252008-10-03T21:10:00.000+13:002008-10-03T21:10:00.000+13:00A bit more history on This one.Built for the RAF a...A bit more history on This one.<BR/>Built for the RAF as T6245 and taken on charge on 21-05-1941. After military service it was struck off charge on 30-06-1951 to become G-AMVH on 06-10-1952 with the Hants & Sussex Aero Club at Portsmouth. This was cancelled on 12-10-1953 on export to NZ.<BR/>It became ZK-BEN on 16-02-1954 and achieved its C of A on 20-07-1954 with Southland & Otago Aerial Top Dressing Co Ltd at Dunedin. Ownership changed on 09-10-1955 to Air Services (Wairarapa) Ltd at Masterton. As East Coast Air Services it struck a tree at Tuaweru near Masterton on 28-03-1956 and was damaged by fire and was cancelled on 08-05-1956.<BR/>It was rebuilt by Croydon Aircraft Co at Mandeville and re-registered on 01-04-1998 to Jet Imports.<BR/><BR/>I imagine it is a might different after flying the Hunter.Dave Paullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356554328922097058noreply@blogger.com