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    Airframe Family: Miles M38 Messenger
    Latest Model:Messenger 2A
    Construction Number:6372
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-CMM
    Compressed ID:Miles Messenger 2A cn 6372 cr ZK-CM...
    Latest Owner or Location:New Zealand Warbirds Association Incorporated, Papakura

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    Dates

    Event

    1947

    Constructed as a Messenger 2A.
    Built for the UK civil market as G-AJVL (c/n 6372) at Newtownards, Northern Ireland and flown unpainted to Woodley for final painting, upholstering and sale

    2 July 1947

    To Tyne Taxis of Woolsington with new c/r G-AJVL.

    From 28 December 1950 to 23 October 1963

    To Sam Hecker of Maryborough with new c/r VH-BJM.

    1964

    Withdrawn from use.

    1978

    To Ken Orrman of Shepparton.

    1988

    To Bill Thompson.

    1993


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1993 photo at Archerfield

    6 August 1993

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-BJH.
    Painted to represent an example of this type, including camouflage and invasion stripes and the British military serial of RG333 was added to represent the first of three such aircraft used by Montgomery.

    10 October 1996

    To G Ireland of Capalaba, Queensland keeping c/r VH-BJH.

    To Mike and Elizabeth Apps of Canberra keeping c/r VH-BJH.

    7 October 1997

    To unknown owner with c/r VH-ZMM.

    To Cowie Sealy Trust, Auckland with new c/r ZK-CMM (M.38 Messenger IIA, 6372).

    Based at North Shore Airport in New Zealand.

    28 August 2015

    To New Zealand Warbirds Association Incorporated, Papakura keeping c/r ZK-CMM.

    21 March 2018


    Photographer: Keith Bollands
    Notes: In the NZ Warbirds Association hangar at Ardmore.

    13 November 2022


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: NZ Warbirds Association Miles M.38 Messenger 2A ZK-CMM (RH368) on display in the NZ Warbirds Association hangar.NZ Warbirds Association, Ardmore, Auckland, New Zealand.

    13 November 2022


    Photographer: Mick McKean
    Notes: NZ Warbirds Association Miles M.38 Messenger 2A ZK-CMM (RH368) on display in the NZ Warbirds Association hangar.NZ Warbirds Association, Ardmore, Auckland, New Zealand.
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