| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZK-AZL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47B Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 33316/16568 |
| Aircraft Name: | Highlander Duster |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Hamilton / Mystery Creek [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Collection: | Clydesdale Agricultural Museum |
| Photo Date: | 27 September 1997 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 449505 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAAF as 44-76984 then to the RNZAF as NZ3545 in 1945. Registered as ZK-AZL in 1953. Became the first DC-3 to be used for aerial topdressing. Withdrawn from use in 1974, and preserved at Mystery Creek Showground, Hamilton, NZ from 1984. Moved to Te Kowhai Airfield in 2019. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 March 2022, and has since been viewed 342 times. |