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Avro 626.

            Arrived in New Zealand on S.S. Middlesex on 25 September 1935.
Not assembled until early 1936. To No.1 SFTS, Wigram until 1939.
Took part in the first RNZAF Display at Rongotai on 04 June 1938.
Withdrawn from use in June 1943 and converted to INST90 with Hastings Air Training Corps. Sold to J. Frogley as ZK-APC in May 1947.
Flown infrequently but was brought out of retirement in 1957 and flown to Wigram to take part in the RNZAF 21 birthday celebrations.
Dismantled in 1958 and placed back in storage on owners farm. Registration cancelled on 23 August 1965.
Restored to civil register on 29 March 1977 to J. Frogley and sold to RNZAF Museum in October 1980.
Restoration began at Ohakea in November 1981 and the aircraft flew again for the first time since 1958 on 08 July 1985.
Civil registration cancelled on 23 August 1985.
The aircraft flew for some years as NZ203 as part of the RNZAF Historic Aircraft Flight before being withdrawn for display at the RNZAF Museum, Wigram.
   

Taken in: New Zealand / Canterbury / Wigram (show map)

Taken on: March 28, 2022

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Aperture:	f/3.2
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
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ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
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Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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