A Gipsy Moth biplane (ZK-ABQ) at Waiho ,Westland.1930`s.

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DescriptionA Gipsy Moth biplane (ZK-ABQ) at Waiho,Westland.1930`s.

Registered in New Zealand on 16 August 1930, it crashed into the sea off Waipara on 19 January 1935.

Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 282-0665PhotographerUnknownDate of Photo1930`sMap^[1]External LinkAUCKLAND LIBRARYContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)WaihoOrganisation (eg business)A Gipsy Moth biplane (ZK-ABQ)EventA Gipsy Moth biplane (ZK-ABQ) on a grass airstrip surrounded by mountains in Westland

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Date Created23rd September 2024CommentsLiz McBride
Definitely Franz Josef

Russ Cross
From memory, Weheka is Fox Glacier. This picture looks much more like Waiho, Franz Josef Glacier.

Phil Wright
You would want your sheepskin jacket on in that,be a lot of fun, pioneer aviators in those days brave buggers that's for sure..

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A Gipsy Moth biplane (ZK-ABQ) at Waiho ,Westland.1930`s.

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