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NZDF-SERIALS
New Zealand Military Aircraft Serials & History
RNZAF
British Aircraft Manufacturing
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NZ583
| Serial | c/n | Aircraft History |
| NZ583 | 489 |
Previously G-AFHR. Sold by W. Shackleton Ltd in June 1938 to the Otago Aero Club. Registered to Otago Aero Club as ZK-AGO on 06 September 1938. To Queenstown and Mount Cook Airways in 1939. Impressed into RNZAF for a cost of 650 pounds on 26 September 1939 as NZ583. Released on 06 September 1940 to Queenstown and Mount Cook Airways and registered as ZK-AGR. Registration cancelled 24 October 1941. |
The Author of this page is Ivan Prince (updated by Brendan Cowan).
Heading photograph: Peter Lewis Collection via Les Billcliff
Sources: Various AHSNZ Publications 1970-1993, NZ Civil Aircraft Register. Australian Civil Aircraft Register, "NZPAF*RNZAF Aircraft Colour Scemes" by W. Russell, NZ Herald 27 December 2002. NZ Wings 1980-1987
Emails: Les Billcliffe Brendan Cowan,
Page updated 30th May 2016
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