
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | ZK-AWI |
Aircraft Original Type: | Auster J-1 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Auster J-1 Autocrat/Alpha/Aiglet/Workmaster |
Aircraft Version: | Auster J-1B Aiglet |
C/n (msn): | 2620 |
Aircraft Name: | Windwhistle |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Timaru - Richard PearseMap |
Country: | New Zealand |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZTU IATA: TIU Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 30 October 1975 |
Photo from: | AustAirData Collection |
Photo ID: | 576896 |
Photo Comment |
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Conversion from a J-1 with the Cirrus engine replaced by a Gipsy Major. ZK-AWI crashed at Taieri on January 25, 1981 after an inspection panel ripped off the wing during a high-speed flypast leading to loss of control. Bob Kerr photo This photo was added on 8 June 2023, and has since been viewed 111 times. |