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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-84 Dragon / DH-89 Dragon Rapide
    Latest Model:DH-89B Dominie
    Last Military Serial:NZ525 RNZAF
    Construction Number:6653
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-AKY
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-89B sn NZ525 RNZAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Croydon Aviation Heritage Museum, Mandeville, Southland, South Island

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a DH-89B.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n HG654.

    13 October 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ525.

    30 August 1946

    To NZNAC with new c/r ZK-AKY.
    Operated with markings: Tui

    From 1947 to 1962

    Operated the Northland service for NAC before being withdrawn on 19 December 1962.

    18 May 1964

    To Ritchie Air Services keeping c/r ZK-AKY.
    Purchased for 1000 pounds.

    11 December 1964

    To Tourist Air Travel keeping c/r ZK-AKY.

    1 January 1968

    To Mount Cook Airlines keeping c/r ZK-AKY.

    1978


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1978 photo hangared at Queenstown, NZ

    28 March 1978

    To T. Williams, Masterton keeping c/r ZK-AKY.

    From 1983 to 1985

    Restored.
    Major re-build.

    1 February 1993

    To Croydon Aircraft Co Ltd, Gore keeping c/r ZK-AKY.

    1995


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1995 photo at Wanaka

    2 October 1995

    To Biplane Adventures, Wanaka keeping c/r ZK-AKY.

    18 December 1997

    To Croydon Air Services, Mandeville keeping c/r ZK-AKY.

    14 February 2001

    Based at Croydon Aircraft Company, Mandeville, Southland, South Island.
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    17 March 2016


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre, South Island, New Zealand

    26 March 2016


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at 2016 Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow, Otago, New Zealand

    26 March 2016


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displaying at 2016 Warbirds over Wanaka

    To Croydon Aviation Heritage Museum, Mandeville, Southland, South Island.
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    Mike Henniger
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