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    Airframe Family: Simmonds Spartan
    Latest Model:Spartan
    Construction Number:46
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-ABK
    Compressed ID:Simmonds Spartan cn 46 cr ZK-ABK
    Latest Owner or Location:Ashburton Aviation Museum, Ashburton Aerodrome, Ashburton, Canterbury, South Island

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    Dates

    Event

    1929

    Constructed as a Spartan.
    No.46 of the 49 built

    November 1929

    To Canadian Knight Whippet Company, Wellington, NZ with new c/r ZK-ABK.

    December 1929

    To New Zealand Airways keeping c/r ZK-ABK.

    By 1939

    To Cyril Whittaker, Upper Hutt, NZ keeping c/r ZK-ABK.

    At the outbreak of WWII - aircraft flow to the farm of Syd Lister at Temuka and sold to him for 5 pounds.

    1940

    Damaged.
    During flight on Syd Listers farm.

    1993

    Restoration started.
    Bob McGarry details all aspects of the restoration on the website -http://mmsnz.co.nz/spartan/.

    2008

    Restoration completed.

    To Patrick Henry Scotter, Kaiapoi keeping c/r ZK-ABK.

    Based at Ashburton Aviation Museum, Ashburton Aerodrome, Ashburton, Canterbury, South Island.
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    27 February 2013


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2013 photo taken - whilst aircraft is on loan to Ashburton Aviation Museum

    19 March 2016


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the Ashburton Aviation Museum on South Island, New Zealand
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