| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | H5240 |
| Other Marks: | N |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 504 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 504 |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 504K |
| C/n (msn): | [ H5240 ] |
| Operator Titles: | Walsh Bros |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Hastings - Longlands (closed)Map (unconfirmed) |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | August 1920 to December 1921 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 417191 |
| Photo Comment |
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H5240 was supplied to New Zealand as part of the post World War I Imperial Gift to help set up an air arm. Instead, it passed to Walsh Bros, trading New Zealand Flying School. H5240 was registered G-NZAB in 1922 but never carried the civil registration. In 1924 the school and aircraft were taken over by the new New Zealand Permanent Air Force. H5240 crashed at Waihi on May 26 that year. Longlands was Hastings's first aerodrome on land leased by Walsh Bros. It was replaced by the current Bridge Pa aerodrome (NZHS) in 1934. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 2 December 2021, and has since been viewed 262 times. |