ZK-ASV de Havilland D.H.82A
Tiger
Moth
(c/n DHNZ236)
Fuselage built at Cowley and shipped to New
Zealand. Remainder of aircraft constructed
at Rongotai from
local materials. British construction number 83384. BOC
Unit 18 Rongotai
25 November 1940. SOC 08
July 1947. Sold to T. Nevell, Otago (WARB release no. 4885)
from Taieri on 08 July 1947 and entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft
Register as ZK-ASV
on 13 January 1949. It was unused by Nevell and sold to Airwork NZ Ltd.
who registered it
initially. Loaned to
South Canterbury Aero Club for some time before being converted to top-
dresser during 1950. To Gisborne Aerial Topdressing on 16 October 1951.
To Fieldair Ltd
, Gisborne
in December 1951 (change of company name). Crashed at Otoko on 02
December
1953. Cancelled from register on 08 March
1954. Restored to register on 15 September
1995, to B. Dunn,
Wellington and rebuilt at Mandeville. To Croydon Aircraft Co, Mandeville
on 21 December
2001. Currently airworthy in New Zealand.