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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:NZ786 RNZAF
    Construction Number:83384
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-ASV
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn NZ786...
    Latest Owner or Location:Croydon Aviation Heritage Museum, Mandeville, Southland, South Island

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.
    Fuselage built at Cowley, UK and shipped to New Zealand - Remainder of aircraft constructed at Rongotai from local materials.

    New construction number, DHNZ036, assigned to the airframe.

    From 25 November 1940 to 8 July 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ786.

    8 July 1947

    To T. Nevell, Otago.

    13 January 1949

    To Airwork NZ Ltd with new c/r ZK-ASV.

    16 October 1951

    To Gisborne Aerial Topdressing keeping c/r ZK-ASV.

    December 1951

    To Fieldair Ltd, Gisborne keeping c/r ZK-ASV.

    2 December 1953

    Crashed.
    At Otoko, NZ.

    8 March 1954

    Civil registration, ZK-ASV, cancelled.

    15 September 1995

    To B. Dunn, Wellington with new c/r ZK-ASV.

    Repaired.
    Rebuilt at Mandeville.

    21 December 2001

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

    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

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