ZK-BLD       Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer            (c/n  22-3770)

                                             

                                                  Even with this sharp Jim Dyson (via David Molesworth) shot, the markings on ZK-BLD are tough
                                                  to discern, especially using, as Piper did, a stencil type.  Although imported early in 1956 it seems
                                                  that this aircraft was only sold on to the Canterbury Aero Club in December of that year, when this
                                                  photograph was taken.  ZK-BLD crashed in August of 1967 and it was rebuilt as ZK-BSG, first
                                                  registered in 1975, and still current.                                                  
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