NZFF

Ive been doing a little digging around re, 337's operating in NZ. I know Air Chathams had a couple back in the 80's (TAI & TSH) the later was a pressurized aircraft i think...also DFT worked with Taupo Air Services, and DRO with Rex.....BUT....Im sure i have seen, many moons ago another one in Helicopter Line colours paked at Glenntanner, and spotted again at Milford.....as i said many years ago.

Any idea what the rego was and where it might be now.....even i pic, and i might try a repaint .....try being the operative word....

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Sep 18 2011,2:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ive been doing a little digging around re, 337's operating in NZ. I know Air Chathams had a couple back in the 80's (TAI & TSH) the later was a pressurized aircraft i think...also DFT worked with Taupo Air Services, and DRO with Rex.....BUT....Im sure i have seen, many moons ago another one in Helicopter Line colours paked at Glenntanner, and spotted again at Milford.....as i said many years ago.

Any idea what the rego was and where it might be now.....even i pic, and i might try a repaint .....try being the operative word....

Skymasters appearing on the New Zealand civil register (as at 1 may 1999) include ZK-DFT, ZK-DSC (337G), ZK-FZA (T337G), ZK-KLB (337A), and ZK-TSH (T337G). Apart from the RNZAF museum model, no other military models have reached New Zealand, although ZK-DFT and ZK-FZA have been painted to represent O-2A
ZK-TAI and ZK-TSH were both registered to Air Chathams both were in accidents and ZK-TAI is now stored in a shed somewhere on the chathams and ZK- TSH is in storage somewhere in Tarinaki
The following two are still on the New Zealand register
ZK-FZA 5-12-1997 Change of ownership Mr D W Corrick PO BOX 74041 AUCKLAND 1546
ZK-DFT 15-9-2008 Name/Address Change Mr G S Hogan PO Box 731 Wanaka 9343

ZK-FZA New Zealand History
Reg Mark Action Date Effect Date Action Prev Reg Mark Flight Manual Name & Address
FZA 11-12-1997 5-12-1997 Change of ownership AIR no.2449 Mr D W Corrick PO BOX 74041 AUCKLAND 1546
FZA 23-9-1994 10-9-1994 Change of ownership AIR no.2449 Voice Link Limited PO Box 74455 Auckland 1543
FZA 13-4-1992 13-4-1992 Initial registration N N AIR no.2449 Westair Flying Limited PO Box 69 Hokitika 7842

ZK-DFT New Zealand History
Reg Mark Action Date Effect Date Action Prev Reg Mark Flight Manual Name & Address
DFT 16-9-2008 15-9-2008 Name/Address Change AIR no.3038 Mr G S Hogan PO Box 731 Wanaka 9343
DFT 11-6-2003 10-6-2003 Change of ownership AIR no.3038 Mr G S Hogan PO Box 731 Wanaka 9343
DFT 3-12-2001 28-11-2001 Change of ownership AIR no.3038 Dennis Thompson International Ltd PDC - 14 PAPAKURA 2244
DFT 15-9-2000 1-9-2000 Change of ownership AIR no.3038 Mr P J Meadows 93A Manuwai Drive Tauranga 3110
DFT 13-10-1998 25-9-1998 Change of ownership AIR no.3038 V.I.P. Air Charter Ltd 65 Taane Road Cambridge 3494
DFT 27-4-1995 1-1-1995 Change of ownership AIR no.3038 Skymaster Syndicate
DFT 8-3-1979 8-3-1979 Initial registration AIR no.3038 Taupo Air Services Ltd State Highway 1 Taupo 3378

Doug, your a machine....thanks very much...Im picking it may have been DFT....It was in the dark red and blue....but way back when .....aghh, mybe Im confused....thanks again.

FZA is parked in the back of a hangar at Ardmore, doubt it will ever fly again but would be nice to be proved wrong!

FlyingKiwi wrote:

QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Sep 18 2011,5:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

FZA is parked in the back of a hangar at Ardmore, doubt it will ever fly again but would be nice to be proved wrong!

And i found TAI.......

Come on Marty , surly you could pull her out clean it up and use it as a chicken coup

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Sep 18 2011,6:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Come on Marty , surly you could pull her out clean it up and use it as a chicken coup

Bit sad really....what a waste.

At a guess i would say this is a very old photo and its condition would be well past it .