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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-94
    Latest Model:DH-94 Moth Minor
    Last Military Serial:NZ597 RNZAF
    Construction Number:94012
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-AKM
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-94 sn NZ597 RNZAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Stan Smith Collection, North Shore Airport, Dairy Flat, Auckland, North Island

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    Dates

    Event

    1939

    Constructed as a DH-94.

    From 24 April 1939 to 21 February 1940

    To London Aero Club, Hatfield Aerodrome with new c/r G-AFON.

    26 October 1939

    To de Havilland Aircraft Co (NZ) keeping c/r G-AFON.

    3 September 1941

    To New Plymouth Aero Club with new c/r ZK-AKM.

    13 September 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ597.

    12 November 1946

    To New Plymouth Aero Club with new c/r ZK-AKM.

    21 February 1971


    Photographer: David Paull
    Notes: at Paraparaumu, New Zealand

    1974

    Civil registration, ZK-AKM, cancelled.

    1977

    To Myles Robertson, Dairy Flat, with new c/r ZK-AKM.

    8 December 1983

    To H W McBair, R Stanley and GS Smith, Auckland keeping c/r ZK-AKM.

    11 December 1991

    To GS and GS Smith (Smiths Tech Air) keeping c/r ZK-AKM.

    2 July 2012

    To G S and G A Smith, Albany keeping c/r ZK-AKM.

    Based at Stan Smith Collection, North Shore Airport, Dairy Flat, Auckland, North Island.
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