Beechcraft Staggerwing

[Naki]

I posted this in another Staggerwing thread:

There has been at least 6 Staggerwings with NZ connections. At the moment there is a late model Staggerwing with a glass cockpit (!) in NZ owned by the late Eric Hertz. Link in the above post. There is also a recently restored (in NZ) dark blue Staggerwing with a Australian reg in NZ but this may have recently gone to Australia.

Over the last 15 years or so the very similarly painted ZK MOE and ZK AMU were based in NZ but both have been sold overseas (one to Australia I think). As per Dougs post. At about the same time another very similar Staggerwing was (restored?) in NZ with a US reg which I believe is currently on a World tour. I have seen a pic somewhere of the 3 in formation in NZ.

Back in the 30s and 40s the Auckland Aero Club had a Staggerwing which ended up with the RNZAF during the war and eventually sold to Australia

Since the above post ex Eric Hertz Staggerwing has now been sold and is to stay in NZ for now anyway

[jankees]

C/N 107 flew as ZK-AEU with the Auckland Aero Club. It was impressed into the RNZAF in 1939 as NZ573. When released back to the Auckland Aero Club it became ZK-AJS. looking something like this:











I know it had a large registration underneath, but what about the top of the wings? Do I need to apply a rego there as well you think?

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (jankees @ Jun 24 2013,4:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

C/N 107 flew as ZK-AEU with the Auckland Aero Club. It was impressed into the RNZAF in 1939 as NZ573. When released back to the Auckland Aero Club it became ZK-AJS. looking something like

I know it had a large registration underneath, but what about the top of the wings? Do I need to apply a rego there as well you think?

I almost confirm if it had the large registration below it would have be repeated on the top wing , noticed in around the 1950s with current photos they started to reduce the size and and side each but
going by photos of other aircraft from the period which appears to be the standard , so it 50/50 , artist discretion .

[jankees]

big one on top it is then:



It's now on OZx, so enjoy it!

[Ian Warren]

Looks Good JK