Impressed aircraft ex ZK-AHR. Returned to the civil register in 1946 as ZK-ARV. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

This Tiger Moth was built for the RAAF and saw wartime service as A17-385. It was one of the earlier Tigers on the civil Register, becoming VH-AKE on Christmas Eve, 1946. In the 1950s it was on the strength of the Canberra Aero Club, but now resides in private hands in Kerang, Vic.

This aircraft was built in 1941 for the RAAF as A17-395. After the war it was civilianised as VH-BKD, registered on 18 December 1947. Withdrawn in 1951 but resurrected later that year as a crop-duster, VH-WFX. Re-registered again in 1960 as VH-PVA, then in 1968 restored back to a two-seat standard configuration as VH-PVZ.

Ex T6709. Registered 9 September 1953. Operated by Airspray (Colchester) Ltd and crashed while crop-spraying at South Fambridge 15 March 1963. Cancelled 21 April 1963 as PWFU. For the crop-spraying operation it used the field where there had been Pemberton airfield in 1909. The engine misfired and lost power on take-off, and it had to make an emergency crosswind landing when it cartwheeled and was destroyed. The pilot survived the accident.

Tony Arbon photo

To RAF as T7269 23 August 1940 and struck off charge Sept.1953 when sold as G-ANDA. It was DBR on 21 March 1967 after suffering engine failure while flying from Kidlington to Fairoaks and striking a tree during the forced landing on Hook Heath Golf Course near Woking, Surrey. (On 6 March 1955 it had landed on top of taxying Auster Autocrat G-AGXG at Denham, the Auster was DBR but G-ANDA was repaired and returned to service. On 3 May 1964 G-ANDA crashed on take-off from Rydden House Farm, Cranleigh, Surrey but was again repaired and returned to service). No fatalities in any of these incidents.

Registered in 1993 when it again took up the registration it had worn from 1952 to 1955. Tony Arbon photo.

C of A expired June 2002. Reportedly on rebuild with Airspeed Aviation in 2021.

Arrival of the aircraft at the new home base following a ferry flight from Borken-Hoxfeld (EDLY).

Crashed at Swan Hill on January 23, 1976. Mike Madden photo

Front cock-pit of the Tiger Moth.

Rear cock-pit of the Tiger Moth - only one flying boot visible!

Since restored to flying condition.