tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post3843499864212145771..comments2024-03-29T16:19:53.951+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: Great Story of ZK-BEMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-57119142917419802072023-12-25T21:56:19.766+13:002023-12-25T21:56:19.766+13:00It was Alex Blechynden and he was my DadIt was Alex Blechynden and he was my DadAlexa Blechynden Raenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-79245780071539030602022-04-26T12:24:43.020+12:002022-04-26T12:24:43.020+12:00I have a couple of photos of the plane when Alex o...I have a couple of photos of the plane when Alex owned it. My father, Dave Roberts, was flying there at the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-20831137830744579342022-02-03T12:48:32.118+13:002022-02-03T12:48:32.118+13:00Thank you for this story. It does sound like the ...Thank you for this story. It does sound like the kind of thing Alex Blechynden would do! Alex and his student both died when ZK-BVK crashed during training in 1958. The accident report gives an indication of Alex's habits re: aircraft maintenance and rule compliance. (My father TK Hooker flew with Alex in the 1950s)<br />https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/185273Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474545167496525438noreply@blogger.com