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| Fletcher ZK-DMU was at Dannevirke |
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| as was Fieldair's Fletcher ZK-EMV at Dannevirke... |
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| ...while a surprise at Dannevirke was Bell Jetranger ZK-HZE |
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| A little further up the road at Waipukurau was Eastland Contracts' Cessna 188 Agwagon ZK-CSD (above) and Cessna 172 ZK-DAY (below). |
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| At Hastings' Bridge Pa aerodrome Cessna 180 was in for maintenance... |
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| as were Langslow Aviation's Fletcher ZK-CBG... |
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| ...Fletcher ZK-CMG... |
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| and Astro Air's Cessna 188 Agwagon ZK-CQX. |
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| Down at the pumps was Robinson R22 ZK-HBG... |
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| ...while parked outside the Aero Club was N B Macdonald Services' Piper Seneca ZK-MSL. There is a brief post on the courier run this Seneca was used on at http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2011/01/n-b-macdonald-services.html |
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| At Wairoa Cookson Airspread's Fletcher ZK-DHD wasn't working... |
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| nor was the gate guardian at Gisborne, Lockheed Lodestar ZK-BUV |
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| Also at Gisborne were Farmers Air's Fletchers ZK-CMY and ZK-EMB... |
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| as were Fieldair's Fletchers ZK-CRF and ZK-EUH |
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| Also not flying were Air Gisborne's Cessna 172 ZK-DXF with a Timberlands logo (who I was working for at the time) and Grumman American AA-5 Traveler ZK-JER |
It is really amazing to see the number of agricultural aircraft that were around in those days.
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It is now possible to tour airfields for days and be lucky to see just one Fletcher.
Great to see CBG - I have the mortal remains of her stored for eventual restoration. Another great shot to add to the archive!
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