ZK-ATJ de
Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth
(c/n DHNZ138)
ZK-ATJ was a New Zealand (Rongotai) built Tiger which
served in the RNZAF as
NZ1458. It was alloted free to the Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero
Club of Wigram in
1947 but
was not registered until 1949. It was sold to Wings Fertiliser
Ltd of Napier
in
1950 for use as topdresser. My shot was taken at Canterbury
in 1951. ZK-ATJ
crashed
at Tutira on 27 May 1954. Fuselage was last seen dumped on
a scrap heap at
Hastings
as late as 1959.