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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
    Latest Model:Tiger Moth II
    Last Military Serial:NZ820 RNZAF
    Construction Number:DHNZ70
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-ALX
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Tiger Moth II sn NZ820...
    Latest Owner or Location:Johnston/Harvey Syndicate, Tauranga

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    Dates

    Event

    1941

    Constructed as a Tiger Moth II.
    At Rongotai

    3 June 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ820.

    25 July 1947

    To Wellington Aero Club with new c/r ZK-ALX.


    Photographer: Leo White
    Notes: One of the many incident this airframe has encountered

    1 May 1950

    To Aerial Work Marlborough Ltd keeping c/r ZK-ALX.
    Used as a Topdresser.

    26 September 1956

    To Farmers Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd keeping c/r ZK-ALX.

    19 February 1960

    To E. McIvor, Te Anau keeping c/r ZK-ALX.

    9 October 1961

    To B. Meehan, Karitane keeping c/r ZK-ALX.

    January 1965

    To Wigram Gliding Club keeping c/r ZK-ALX.
    To be used for spares with its last flight being 08 January 1965. Stored in Club hangar at Wigram for some years before being removed.

    24 February 1965

    Civil registration, ZK-ALX, cancelled.

    7 January 1981

    To S. Tantrum, Levin with new c/r ZK-ALX.
    After restoration.

    31 August 1981

    To Johnston/Harvey Syndicate, Taupo keeping c/r ZK-ALX.

    5 January 1986

    Crashed.
    Crashed at Foxpine Aerodrome after diving into ground.Pilot and passenger seriously injured and aircraft described as destroyed.

    31 August 1993

    To N. and K. Smith, Taupo keeping c/r ZK-ALX.

    2 February 1994

    To Johnston/Harvey Syndicate, Tauranga keeping c/r ZK-ALX.

    11 November 1994

    Crashed.
    Crashed after diving into orchard near Tauranga - seriously injuring pilot.

    To S. Tantrum and believed to be stored at Omaka awaiting its eighth major rebuild.
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