Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:NZ841 RNZAF
    Construction Number:DHNZ091
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-ALM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn NZ841...
    Latest Owner or Location:King Tiger Syndicate/E F Doherty, Auckland

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    1941

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.
    Built at Rongotai as De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth - DHNZ91

    12 September 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ841.

    21 December 1946

    To Tauranga Aero Club with new c/r ZK-ALM.

    1950


    Photographer: Roy White / White Aviation Collection
    Notes: At Mangere, NZ

    11 August 1950

    To Airspread Ltd, Tauranga/Ron Graham/James Aviation keeping c/r ZK-ALM.
    Converted to topdresser - then Aerial sprayer.

    13 June 1972

    To Tauranga Gliding Club keeping c/r ZK-ALM.

    14 August 1974

    To B. Crispin and B. Emerson, Masterton keeping c/r ZK-ALM.

    28 June 1977

    To B. Emerson, Gisborne keeping c/r ZK-ALM.

    By 1978

    To J. Moore, Hamilton keeping c/r ZK-ALM.

    24 January 1981

    Crashed.
    Crashed at Te Kowhai after stalling and diving into ground during go-around following aborted landing.

    2 December 1983

    Repaired.
    Rebuilt by Charlie Liddell and test flown by Bryan Cox.

    August 1984

    To M. Lincoln, Auckland keeping c/r ZK-ALM.

    21 June 1985

    To King Tiger Syndicate/E F Doherty, Auckland keeping c/r ZK-ALM.

    From 9 February 2000 to 18 February 2000

    Took part in the Millenium Vintage Air Rally from North Cape to Bluff.

    2014

    This aircraft has suffered 10 accidents in its career, 1 during its RNZAF service and 9 during its civilian service.- but still airworthy in NZ.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Australian Defense Force Serials
    Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=18582][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - de Havilland Tiger Moth II, s/n NZ841 RNZAF, c/n DHNZ091, c/r ZK-ALM[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=18582
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.