Built in 1933, a magnificent aircraft

Special dispensation to wear its New Zealand markings.

Reported as 'destroyed' by fire on take-off from Duck Lake, Kenora, Ontario 22 September 1954. Registration cancelled 7 May 1969. Remains donated to the museum. First noted on rebuild in 2010. Seen here in the restoration workshop adjoining the main museum hangar. The museum closed its doors 22 October 2018. The historic TCA hangar and original terminal building were sadly demolished to make way for a new maintenance facility. The construction of a new museum building commenced 1 May 2020 at 2088 Wellington Avenue, which is near the main terminal building. Opening planned for 2021.

Impressed in 1942. Tata Sons was a progenitor of Air India which provided the photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Victoria

Served with Air Travel (NZ) as "Matuhi" from December 1, 1947 until February 1, 1956. Crashed at West Wanaka on April 27, 1963. The remains ended up in the UK where they were rebuilt as G-CIPJ 50 years later. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Ken Meeham photo. ZK-AEK was used to link Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

VH-RAL reregistered VH-UAL in April 1963. Photo by Brian Baker. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Polaris Charter Company was founded by Max Ward in 1946 with a De Havilland Fox Moth. In 1952 the airline was formed into Wardair and began operations with new De Havilland Canada aircraft in June 1953. While the original Fox Moth crashed in 1949, Mr Ward bought this aircraft in 1983 and restored it in the original colors if his earlier Fox Moth CF-DJC. On May 15, 1989 CF-DJB was flown to Ottawa to be placed into the Canada Aiviation and Space Museum.

Built in 1933 for a British racing car driver as the Speed Model Fox Moth with an enclosed cockpit and raised rear decking. Came to Australia in 1935. Retained the canopy and decking after World War II and presumably right to its demise in a swamp in Papua New Guinea in November 1953. Operated by Goldfields Airways.

Withdrawn from use in 1958 at Goroka, Papua New Guinea.

First arrived in New Zealand in Mar 1934 and flew with Air Travel (NZ) as ZK-ADH. Crashed on landing at Wigram on 7 Jun 1936, reg cancelled 11 Mar 1937. Tail, wings and undercarriage were mated to a fuselage newly built by the de Havilland Technical School, with serial number TS2810. This 'new' Fox Moth became ZK-AGM in Jun 1938. Crashed at Freezing Flat on 27 Apr 1963, reg cancelled 5 Aug 1963. Remains stored, then transported to the UK in 1997 for rebuild by the Newbury Aeroplane Co. near Hungerford for owner Bruce Broady. It was registered as G-CIPJ on 29 May 2015 and first flew on 3 Aug 2015 from Rendcomb, Glos. Still current on the UKCAR by Mar 2023.

Operated by the RFDS from 1947 to 1960 when it was withdrawn from use. Then had a brief career as a utility aircraft for a cropdusting firm. Damaged in 1964. Stored at Jim Stokes farm at Cunderdin 1968-71. Became a restoration project with different owners before being shipped to New Zealand in 1996. Flew in 2002 as ZK-USJ. Returned to Australia and its old marks in 2003.