ZK-ATC de
Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth
(c/n DHNZ88)

Ex NZ838, it
went to the Kaitaia Aero Club in 1949 in whose service it is seen
here. By 1953
it was with Northern Air Services
and then went to Wanganui Aero Club in May 1955. It then
had several aero club and
private owners until it crashed at Tinopai on 19 October 1969
after
striking a fence on
takeoff. The aircraft stalled, struck a creek bank and according
to the accident
report was written
off. However, it was rebuilt at Matamata in the early 1970s, flew
some more
in New Zealand and
then was exported to Australia in 1991 as VH-DOC. It is, I
believe, still
currently airworthy in Australia.