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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-2/L-20/U-6 Beaver
    Latest Model:DHC-2 Beaver
    Construction Number:0156
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-AZB
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Canada DHC-2 cn 0156 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kayla Holdings Hallett M Griffin

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a DHC-2.

    December 1951

    Assembled at Mangere in New Zealand.

    19 December 1951

    To Lawson Field/Fieldair Ltd with new c/r ZK-AZB.

    16 December 1953


    Photographer: Graeme Mills - Don Noble
    Notes: At Paraparaumu NZ

    10 July 1961

    To East Coast Air Services keeping c/r ZK-AZB.

    1962

    To Fieldair keeping c/r ZK-AZB.

    9 January 1980


    Photographer: Graeme Mills - Don Noble
    Notes: At Gisborne, NZ

    30 March 1984

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Gisborne.

    From 1986 to 1987

    Restored.
    At Gisborne.

    1987


    Photographer: Graeme Mills
    Notes: At Gizborne, NZ

    11 February 1988

    To Motiti Island Air keeping c/r ZK-AZB.

    2 May 1990

    To Kayla Holdings, Hallett M Griffin, Palmerston North, NZ keeping c/r ZK-AZB.

    1994


    Photographer: Graeme Mills
    Notes: At Ohakea

    1995


    Photographer: Chris Redford
    Notes: taken at Ardmore, New Zealand, 1995

    16 March 1998

    To Barry (and) Trish Christie Walair Ltd, Walcha, NSW, Australia with new c/r VH-WOZ.

    16 March 1998

    To Walair Pty Ltd, Walcha, NSW with new c/r VH-WOZ.

    16 March 1998

    To Walair Pty Limited Trading As Walcha Aerial Services, Walcha, NSW with new c/r VH-WOZ.

    29 March 2006

    To Walair Pty Ltd, Walcha, NSW keeping c/r VH-WOZ.

    19 March 2009

    To Kairanga Aviation Ltd, Palmerston North N. Z keeping c/r VH-WOZ.

    Operated by Lonoaks Pty. Limited.

    5 December 2009


    Photographer: Graeme Mills
    Notes: At Walcha, Australia

    13 September 2010

    To Kayla Holdings Hallett M Griffin with new c/r ZK-AZB.

    14 November 2011

    Markings Applied: East Coast Air Services Ltd

    27 August 2012


    Photographer: Graeme Mills
    Notes: At home base of Kairanga, NZ

    29 March 2013


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the Classic Fighters Airshow at Blenheim, New Zealand
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