This must be the yellow prototype of the Hiller 360 / UH-12 / H-23 Raven, first flown on 11 November 1947 and sometimes referred to as the 360X. Helicopters were expected to sell like cars, but the smart enclosed body was soon thrown overboard to save weight. Photo by: Charles Steinheimer / Life

Crashed 3 July 1960 at Skagen, Denmark

Wellington Aero Club aircraft, crashed at Rongotai on August 19, 1950. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Crashed at Thames on January 19, 1958. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Used by the Air Attache in New Zealand. Continued with the USAF in the Asia-Pacific until 1972 when it was handed over to the South Vietnamese Air Force. Later with the Thai Navy. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Crashed at Ardmore on January 27, 1965. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Withdrawn from use in 1963. This was around the time Australia grounded Geminis over concerns about deterioration of the glues used in their construction. A story circulated NZ that a Gemini had crashed in Australia due to termite damage. This was not true. The accident that sparked the Australian grounding of several wooden aircraft, including the widely used Anson, involved a Proctor V but no termites. Glue in the wing had failed. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Three ex RAF Mosquito FB.6s of the Turkish Air Force after overhaul at Manchester's Ringway Airport by Fairey Aviation. They are now silver overall with the 'red square' national marking visible on the rear aircraft. A total of 134 Mossies for the TAF were handled at Ringway in 1947/48.