Aircraft Photo of ZK-AWI | Auster J-1B Aiglet | AirHistory.net #576896
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZK-AWI
Aircraft Original Type:Auster J-1
Aircraft Generic Type:Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster
Aircraft Version:Auster J-1B Aiglet
C/n (msn):2620
Aircraft Name:Windwhistle
Location
City / Airport:Timaru - Richard PearseMap
Country:New Zealand
Airport Codes:ICAO: NZTU   IATA: TIU   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:30 October 1975
Photo from:AustAirData Collection
Photo ID: 576896
Photo Comment

Conversion from a J-1 with the Cirrus engine replaced by a Gipsy Major. ZK-AWI crashed at Taieri on January 25, 1981 after an inspection panel ripped off the wing during a high-speed flypast leading to loss of control. Bob Kerr photo

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