| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D3139 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Airco DH-9 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Airco DH-9 |
| Aircraft Version: | Airco DH-9 |
| C/n (msn): | [ D3139 ] |
| Operator Titles: | New Zealand - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Auckland / One Tree Hill [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 1921 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 435630 |
| Photo Comment |
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D3139 at the end of a flight from Invercargill at the southern tip of New Zealand to Auckland via Timaru and Wellington. With no landing ground in the city, the plane alighted in parkland at One Tree Hill. D3139 was part of the post-World War I Imperial Gift. NZ had no air arm so it became G-NZAM in 1922 and was operated by a civilian firm until 1923 when an air force was established. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 31 January 2022, and has since been viewed 268 times. |