This aircraft was built by Stuart Tantrum of Levin, New Zealand, and first registered on 17th January 1978, powered by a Lycoming O-235 motor it is painted as B4863 of 55 Squadron, RFC. It crashed whilst displaying at the 1992 Auckland Air Expo and rebuilt by Stuart Tantrum, but its registration was eventually revoked for reasons unknown on 19th May 1998 and retired to the museum. (With thanks to www. nzcivair.blogspot.com/).

Handed over to the RNZAF on 29th September 1952 as Devon C.1 NZ1807. It was ferried to New Zealand by a RNZAF crew and officially brought on charge at RNZAF Wigram on 5th March 1953. It took part in the RNZAF Devon Farewell Flypast over Christchurch on 19th May 1980 and ferried to RNZAF Woodbourne for storage the next day. After 4 years of storage it was sold by tender in 1984 and placed on the NZ register as Dove 1B ZK-RNG on the 9th November 1984. After numerous owners, including Pionair Adventures whose livery it still wears, it was retired at Wanaka in April 1999 and placed on display.

Originally built in 1947 as G-AJEC it was exported to New Zealand in January 1955.

Built by Mr. W.L. Notman of Oamaru and powered by a Scott Flying Squirrel engine, it was originally registered on 25th November 1936 and is said to have flown at Oamaru in May 1937. NZ Pou were only licenced for operation within three miles of their base and all were formally cancelled in 1947. (With thanks to Dave Wise's excellent www.flydw.org.uk web site).