Aeoplane towed by truck, corner of Featherston and Rangitikei Streets

Description

NAC aeroplane 'Koriri', registered as ZK-ALZ, was destroyed by fire prior sometime between the late 1940s - 1954. The plane was then towed to Kairanga (possibly to Jensen's) by Henry Percy Foot's truck. The plane was originally owned by the Dutch Air Force and registered as LT9-9, before being registered as VH-CAC in Australia. Bought by Aircraft Pty Ltd, who on-sold aeroplanes, it was then in the service of NAC with the name “Koriri”, before being destroyed by fire.

Identification

Relation

IMCA Digital Archive

Date

circa 1900 to circa 1930

Digitisation id

2010BD_IMCA-DigitalMaster_004388

Held in

IMCA Digital Archive