Tuesday, November 29, 2011

New Zealand Waco ZK-AEL and ZK-ALA NZ575

Pilot Thomas Daniel Horgan beside the Waco ZK-AEL, which was used for General Freight, Air Taxi and Air Ambulance.
Under the partnership of Thomas Horgan and Fulton York.
Was bought by the Marlborough Aero Club then was used in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) under the serial number NZ575 for communications plane in New Zealand.
Was later bought back by the Marlborough Aero Club as ZK-ALA.

Was used in Marlborough which was then written off after the wheel collapsed and insurance was paid out.
Had a checked and colourful passed as it had a lady jump out of it when in flight over the Cook Strait and she had a large bag of cash with her, both were never found.
Was then bought by a family in Rotorua and later ended up in a Museum there.
Then sold to an Australian and for some reason it couldn't be flown in Australia.
So in 2009 was bought by Omaka Museum in Blenheim and now being restored to it's old self.
They hope to have it back in the air soon.

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