ZK-ARB de
Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth
(c/n DHNZ18)
The fuselage
of ZK-ARB was built at Hatfield and shipped to New Zealand. The
remainder
of the machine
was constructed at Rongotai from local materials. The RNZAF
serial was
NZ768.
It was sold to Aircraft Services Ltd of Wigram in 1947, although by
1949 had been
sold to Mr.
Collins of Hawkes Bay.. When this shot was taken (circa 1950) it was
being oper-
ated by
O. James of Tolaga Bay as a topdresser. It carried the name
"Pluto". ZK-ARB crashed
in Waikite
Valley on 7 November 1956.