Helicopter Help...

A request from Mike Richardson who is doing an article for SPaNZ on some Wellington-based helicopters from the late 1980s.

ZK-HMG's initial stint on the register looked like this.

             07/11/1979   Dalhoff & King Aviation Ltd, Auckland

                     28/02/1980     Mountain Helicopters Ltd, Greymouth

                     30/11/1981     Marlborough Helicopters Ltd, Greymouth

                     21/10/1982     West Coast Helicopters Ltd, Greymouth

                     23/09/1985     West Coast Helicopters (Hokitika) Ltd, Hokitika

                     22/11/1985     Heli-Corp (NZ) Ltd, Greymouth

                     02/03/1989     Registration cancelled

Heli-Corp went belly up in April 1988 and it seems it was leased to someone...

Mike writes, ZK-HMG is proving difficult to get data on just wondering if you might know anything about it. It was with a Wellington based owner although I don't think he had it for more than 2 years or so. I have an idea he was connected to the fishing industry.

Any ideas who might have been using it at Wellington? If you could email me at westland831@gmail.com it would be much appreciated...

ZK-HMG at Greymouth on 10 May 1985

ZK-HMG at Wellington on 23 October 1987. Photo Mike Richardson