NZDF-Serials Devon

Serial	c/n	Aircraft history
NZ1801	04050	The first DH Dove to be imported into New Zealand Arrived in early 1948 and assembled by De Havilland at Rongotai. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-AQV. The C of A was issued on 09 April 1948 and was cancelled on 27 November of that year. BOC with the RNZAF on 20 April 1948 as a VIP aircraft with the General Purpose Flight based at Ohakea. To 42 Squadron Ohakea. Into storage at Woodbourne in June 1963 and advertised for sale by GSB tender 24 April 1970. Total airframe hours were given as 4003:30. Sold in April 1970 to Australian Helicopters Ltd, Parafield, SA and registered as VH-MGT 01 June 1971. To Airfast Helicopters, Mascot, NSW 20 November 1974. To Armor Coatings Ltd, Park, SA 18 April 1975. To M. Rainsford, South Perth, WA 22 April 1976. Removed from register 10 September 1976 as withdrawn from use. To T. Rudge, Melbourne. On display in Adelaide museum during mid 1990s. Reported to be in storage in South Australia. Currently with a private collector in NSW, Australia
NZ1802	04169	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland at Rongotai. BOC with RNZAF at Ohakea on 22 December 1948. To 42 Squadron Ohakea. Into storage at Woodbourne in June 1963. Reactivated with No.42 Squadron, Ohakea in May 1964. Final flight with RNZAF was on 22 September 1976 when it was flown from Whenuapai to Woodbourne for storage. Advertised for sale by GSB tender 08 August 1977 with a total time of 7607 hours. SOC 20 September 1977 and sold to D. Culham, Whangarei on 20 October 1977 for $4500. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-UFO on 17 October 1977. Removed from register 30 November 1990 as withdrawn from use. Stored at Dairy Flat Airfield, Auckland. On display at the Classic Flyers Air Museum in Tauranga NZ.
NZ1803	04294	Navigation trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 27,525 pounds 2 shillings and 9 pence and handed over in United Kingdom on 29 February 1952. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew and arrived Wigram 28 March 1952. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 27 April 1952. In storage at Wigram by March 1977. Presented to RNZAF Museum 16 May 1980. Took part in RNZAF Devon Farewell Flypast over Christchurch on 19 May 1980. On display in Storage Hangar at RNZAF Museum Wigram, NZ.
NZ1804	04304	Navigation trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 27,525 pounds 2 shillings and 9 pence. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 05 August 1952. Flying at Wigram March 1977. Converted to instructional airframe INST214 with No.1 TTS Hobsonville on 14 May 1980. Issued to No.23 Squadron ATC Nelson on 30 November 1981. Stored outside at Wanaka Transport Museum.
NZ1805	04312	Navigation trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 27,525 pounds 2 shillings and 9 pence. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 05 August 1952. Flying at Wigram March 1977. Took part in RNZAF Devon Farewell Flypast over Christchurch on 19 May 1980. Ferried Wigram-Woodbourne for storage 20 May 1980. Converted to instructional airframe INST219 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne on 26 September 1983. Stored at RNZAF Technical School, Woodbourne. Sold by GSB tender from Woodbourne 2011, Restored to airworthy condition by JEM Aviation. 31/05/2013 Registered ZK-ZKF to Brereton Mitford Phillip, Takaka, NZ, 19/12/2013 Change of Paint Scheme, ??/03/2014 First flight since 1980 on 18^th of March 2014 at Omaka Airfield.
NZ1806	04319	Navigation trainer. by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 27,592 pounds 12 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 30 September 1952. Took part in RNZAF Devon Farewell Flypast over Christchurch on 19 May 1980. Ferried Wigram-Woodbourne for storage 20 May 1980. Converted to instructional airframe INST220 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne on 26 September 1983. Stored at RNZAF Technical School, Woodbourne.
NZ1807	04323	Navigation trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 29,195 pounds 19 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 05 March 1953. Took part in RNZAF Devon Farewell Flypast over Christchurch on 19 May 1980. Ferried Wigram-Woodbourne for storage 20 May 1980. Sold by GSB tender from Woodbourne on 06 November 1984 to Northern Districts Aero Club. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-RNG on 09 November 1984 with Nicholson/Radford Syndicate, Palmerston North. To Nicholson Syndicate, Palmerston North 21 July 1987. To Powell/Williams Syndicate, Papakura 29 April 1992. To Nicholson Syndicate, Palmerston North 18 June 1992. To G. Rhodes, Wanaka 02 September 1992. To Pionair Adventures Ltd, Christchurch 07 April 1998. To G. Rhodes, Wanaka 13 April 1999. On Display at the Transport Museum at Wanaka.
NZ1808	04324	Navigation trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 27,592 pounds 12 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 20 November 1952. Back up aircraft for RNZAF Devon Farewell Flypast over Christchurch on 19 May 1980. Ferried Wigram-Woodbourne for storage 20 May 1980. Sold by GSB tender from Woodbourne on 06 November 1984 to Northern Districts Aero Club. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-KTT with Keay/Terwin Syndicate, Paparoa on 06 November 1984. To Keay/Terwin/Culham Syndicate, Paparoa 10 February 1986. To Dalziell/Brown/Schroder Syndicate, Auckland 25 October 1988. To Bellamy/Keay Syndicate, Auckland 02 July 1996 and re-registered as ZK-CBK. To Devon 08 Syndicate, Auckland 16 July 2001. Re-registered as ZK-KTT 11 April 2002 with Devon 08 Syndicate, Auckland. Currently airworthy in New Zealand.
NZ1809	04295	Signals trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 29,128 pounds 9 shillings and 6 pence. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew departing on 01 April 1952 and arriving in New Zealand on 13 April. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 27 April 1952. Badly damaged in heavy night landing at Wigram following flight from Woodbourne 19 June 1958. Moved to Woodbourne for repair but was converted to instructional airframe INST179 on 15 December 1958 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne. Nose section and cockpit stored at Wigram with RNZAF Museum.
NZ1810	04318	Signals trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 29,195 pounds 19 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 30 September 1952. At the conclusion of a formation flypast to commemorate the end of the London-Christchurch Air Race on Thursday 15 October 1953 was involved in a mid air collision with NZ1811 over Wigram. The Devon crashed into a paddock about 200 yards from NZ1811 and was destroyed. Flight Lieutenant Edwin Ebbett, AC1 Brian Keogh and AC1 Eric Melrose killed and the aircraft was destroyed. Written off books on 30 March 1954.
NZ1811	04321	Signals trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 29,195 pounds 19 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 03 October 1952. At the conclusion of a formation flypast to commemorate the end of the London-Christchurch Air Race on Thursday 15 October 1953 was involved in a mid air collision with NZ1810 over Wigram. The Devon crashed into a paddock about 200 yards from NZ1810 and was destroyed. Flight Lieutenant Erling Zieler, Squadron Leader Sholto Duncan, AC1 William Sharman and AC2 Russell Woodcock killed. Written off books on 30 March 1954.
NZ1812	04322	Signals trainer. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 27,592 pounds 12 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew and arrived Wigram 24 December 1952. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 31 December 1952. Withdrawn from service 08 December 1976 and stored. Declared surplus 08 August 1977 with a total time of 6510 hours and SOC 20 September 1977. Sold by GSB tender on 14 October 1977 to D. Culham, Whangarei for $4500. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-UCO 17 October 1977. Removed from register 30 November 1990 as withdrawn from use. Purchased by The Aircraft Preservation Society in 1983 for restoration and display at MOTAT. Stored at Wanaka. Currently hanging from a hanger wall at Tauranga.
NZ1813	04396	Communications aircraft had aerial photographic fittings. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 31,422 pounds 11 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew and arrived Wigram 13 April 1953. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 15 April 1953. Delivered to Ohakea on 22 May 1953. With No.42 Squadron Ohakea by January 1977. Converted to instructional airframe INST216 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne on 13 October 1981. Stored at RNZAF Technical School, Woodbourne.
NZ1814	04397	Communications aircraft. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 31,422 pounds 11 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 04 May 1953. To No.42 Squadron, Ohakea. Into storage at Woodbourne in June 1963. Reactivated with No.42 Squadron, Ohakea in May 1964. Advertised for sale by GSB tender 24 April 1970. Total airframe hours were given as 3924:30. Sold to C. Brown, Attadale, Western Australia as VH-RTX but this registration not taken up. Transported to Perth Airport February 1971 and aircraft re-registered VH-CJX 24 May 1972. Ferried Perth-Jandakot 29 March 1972 to Altair Ltd., Jandakot, WA for use on Jandakot-Barrow Island service. Removed from register 10 June 1974 as withdrawn from use. Presently on display at Military and Historical Aircraft Collection, Greenock, South Australia in RNZAF colours.
NZ1815	04398	Communications aircraft. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 31,422 pounds 11 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 06 May 1953. To No.42 Squadron, Ohakea. Departed Ohakea on a training flight at 0917 hours on Thursday 17 February 1955 and was not heard from again after 1011 hours. Wreck discovered 3 days later just below the summit of Shingle Slip Knob, Waitohi Valley. It was presumed that the aircraft had drifted off track and crashed while descending through cloud. Flight Lieutenant Edward Casey and Flight Lieutenant William Trott killed. Written off books at Ohakea on 29 July 1955.
NZ1816	04399	Communications aircraft. Assembled by De Havilland in the United Kingdom for a cost of 31,422 pounds 11 shillings. Ferried from United Kingdom to New Zealand by RNZAF crew. BOC with RNZAF at Wigram on 25 May 1953. Departed Queenstown at 1320 hours on Monday 06 April 1970 on a low level training flight and crashed into hillside in Lindis Pass, Otago. It was presumed that the pilot had lost control of the aircraft during a turn and had not been able to regain control before the aircraft struck the ground. Flight Lieutenant Alistair Gill, Acting Pilot Officer Hugh Carpenter and Master Signaller James Karauria killed in accident. Written off books at Wigram on 10 July 1971 and remains converted to INST200.
NZ1817	04403	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 23 August 1953. To storage Woodbourne August 1967. Advertised for sale by GSB tender 24 April 1970. Total airframe hours were given as 1692:20. Sold to C. Brown, Attadale, Western Australia. Transported to Perth Airport February 1971. To Altair Ltd, Jandakot, WA. To Air Force Association (WA Division) Aviation Historical Group. Dismantled and trucked from Perth Airport to AFA Estate, Bateman 01 October 1972. Reassembled and placed on display. Presently with a private collector in Victoria, Australia. Note from Roger Lambert regarding the crest on the fin of NZ1817: Regarding the ID of the shield on the fin of the subject Devon: http://www.adf-messageboard.com.au/invboard/index.php?s=6a74a5c6188a0ef6d984a66be41bb93b&showtopic=2334 I wrote to the College of Arms in London and Timothy Duke, Chester Herald, College of Arms very kindly checked their heraldic records and identified the shield as coming from the Coat of Arms of the City of Auckland (see attached). The description is as follows: The City of Auckland has a coat of Arms emblazoned as; Argent, upon waves of the sea a two-masted ship in full sail proper flagged Gules, on a chief per pale Azure and Gules to the dexter a Cornucopia Or, to the sinister a Shovel surmounted by a Pick, in Saltire proper. Crest: Issuant out of a Mural Crown Or a representation of the Phormium Tenax flowered proper. Supporters: On either side an Apteryx proper. Motto: Advance. What it means. Firstly the shield is described. Argent means silver so the shield is silver. “upon waves of the sea a two-masted ship in full sail proper flagged Gules” means that a two masted ship is depicted on the sea. It in full sail, and “proper” means it is depicted in its natural colours. “Gules” means red so the ship has a red flag on it. The next part of the shield is then described. A “chief” is the broad strip at the top of the shield. “Per pale” means the chief is split into two parts by a central division. “Azure” means blue so the first part is coloured blue and the other part is red. “On the dexter” is the right side of the shield from the view of the shield carrier but to left for a viewer. Then the object on this part of the chief is described. A Cornucopia is shown and its colour is “Or” which means gold. On the other side of the chief (sinister, right side for a viewer) is a Shovel. On top of this (“surmounted”) is laid a Pick and “in Saltire” means that they are crossed X fashion. Again “proper” means these two objects are shown in their natural colours. The crest is then described. The “Mural Crown” means a crown made from masonry or bricks and its colour (Or) is again gold. From this crown sprouts New Zealand Flax (Phormium Tenax) in flower. Proper again means it is shown in it natural colours. The Supporters are the creatures on either side of the shield and in this case they are Kiwi birds (Apteryx) in their natural colours. The motto sits under the shield. The mantling and helmet are not usually described in the blazon and the depiction of these is normally left to the heraldic artist to decide. So there you go. Another mystery solved.
NZ1818	04404	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 23 August 1953. To No.42 Squadron Ohakea. Into storage at Woodbourne in June 1963. Advertised for sale by GSB tender 24 April 1970. Total airframe hours were given as 2997:10. Sold to C. Brown, Attadale, Western Australia. Transported to Perth Airport February 1971. Trucked from Perth to Jandakot reassembled and registered to Altair Ltd. Jandakot, WA as VH-CJY on 02 October 1972. Used on Jandakot- Barrow Island service. To Armour Coatings Ltd., College Park, South Australia 28 April 1975. To M. Rainsford, South Perth, WA 25 June 1976. Removed from register 10 September 1976 as withdrawn from use.
NZ1819	04405	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 10 September 1953. With No.40 squadron Whenuapai by January 1977. To No.42 Squadron Ohakea by 1980. Converted to instructional airframe INST215 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne on 13 October 1981. Stored at RNZAF Technical School, Woodbourne.
NZ1820	04411	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 10 September 1953. With No.42 Squadron Ohakea by January 1977. Suffered brake failure while taxiing at Wellington Airport 31 March 1980 and pilot retracted undercarriage to avoid hitting hangar. Damage to underside of aircraft and propellors and the fuselage was cracked. Transported to Woodbourne by Hercules 21 April 1980. Converted to instructional airframe INST217 with No.1 Repair Depot Woodbourne on 13 October 1981. Fuselage transferred to RNZAF Museum at Wigram and the wings were stored at Weedons. The starboard side of the fuselage was cut away and replaced with perspex for viewing the inside. Fuselage noted at Dairy Flat in April 2004. 2014 Fuselage of NZ1820 is for sale, wings still held by the Devon 21 syndicate
NZ1821	04412	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 21 September 1953. Withdrawn from service 08 December 1976 and stored at Woodbourne. Advertised for sale by GSB tender 08 August 1977 with a total time of 6378.1 hours. SOC 20 September 1977 and sold to D. Culham, Whangarei for $4500. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-UDO on 14 October 1977. To Northland Districts Aero Club, Whangarei 20 June 1983. To Keay/Brown Syndicate, Auckland 06 July 1990. To Devon 21 Syndicate, North Shore 16 February 1998. Repainted as NZ1821 in silver with yellow training bands scheme of 1950s and currently airworthy in New Zealand. Was written off in a crash on Runway 09/27 at RNAF base Ohakea 3/02/2006, nose section preserved by a private collector
NZ1822	04413	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 21 September 1953. Based at Wigram January 1977. To No.42 Squadron Ohakea. Placed into storage Ohakea June 1979. Reactivated as Communications Aircraft with No.42 Squadron, Ohakea. Completed final flight by an RNZAF Devon when ferried from Ohakea to Woodbourne for storage and disposal 31 August 1981. Converted to instructional airframe INST218 with No.4 TTS Woodbourne on 30 November 1981. Stored at RNZAF Technical School, Woodbourne minus tail.
NZ1823	04417	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand on "Brisbane Star" and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 21 October 1953. Placed in long term storage as a spare. Removed from storage on 27 August 1966 and flown to Wellington by RNZAF Hercules for modification by Hawker Siddeley prior to being presented to Royal Malaysian Air Force. Aircraft departed Whenuapai 17 February 1968 Handed over to RMAF at Kuala Lumpur on 29 February 1968 becoming FM1056.
NZ1824	04418	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 23 October 1953. Crashed at Invercargill after brakes failed on landing and aircraft ran off runway into ditch 21 January 1956. Written off books on 29 February 1956 as reduced to spares.
NZ1825	04419	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand on "Brisbane Star" and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 21 October 1953. Placed in long term storage as a spare. Removed from storage on 27 August 1966 and flown to Wellington by RNZAF Hercules for modification by Hawker Siddeley prior to being presented to Royal Malaysian Air Force. Aircraft departed Whenuapai 17 February 1968. Handed over to RMAF at Kuala Lumpur on 29 February 1968 becoming FM1057.
NZ1826	04424	Communications aircraft. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 10 January 1954. Withdrawn from service 08 December 1976 and stored at Woodbourne. Advertised for sale by GSB tender 08 August 1977 with a total time of 6783.2 hours. SOC 20 September 1977 and sold to D. Culham, Whangarei for $4500. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-UEO on 17 October 1977 with Culham Engineering Ltd, Whangarei. Removed from register 30 November 1990 as withdrawn from use. Scrapped at Ardmore 1990. Wings seen in hangar at Whangarei in February 1996. Wings were suspended from ceiling in MacDonalds restaurant at Auckland International Airport. 2012 These wings were removed and were shipped to Mackay, Queensland, Australia and were in the possession of Emmett O'Brien. 2014 Wings Scrapped at Sims Metals Brisbane.
NZ1827	04425	Signals trainer. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 23 May 1955. Converted to instructional airframe INST208 with No.2 TTS Wigram in 1976. To RNZAF Museum and sold to P. Hindin, Christchurch. Presently stored at Wigram by RNZAF Museum.
NZ1828	04426	Signals trainer. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 23 May 1955. Converted to instructional airframe INST209 with No.2 TTS Wigram in 1976. To RNZAF Museum and sold to P. Hindin, Christchurch. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-XNZ on 18 December 1997. Currently airworthy in New Zealand painted in RNZAF colour scheme.
NZ1829	04427	Signals trainer. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 17 May 1954. Stored at Woodbourne with no engines and with only 17.7 airframe hours. Advertised for sale by GSB tender on 08 August 1977 with a total time of 17.7 hours. SOC 20 September 1977 and sold to D. Culham, Whangarei for $600 on 20 October 1977. To P. Burns Christchurch. Donated to Ashburton Aviation Museum in 1990 and now on display there.
NZ1830	04428	Navigation trainer. Shipped to New Zealand and assembled by De Havilland NZ Ltd. BOC with HQ Unit RNZAF on 17 May 1954. Crashed at Wigram at 1500 hours on 09 January 1963 while making a single engine approach to land after an engine fire. The aircraft was badly damaged but the piloy was not injured. Written off and converted to INST192 with No.3 TTS Wigram. Airframe used for fire crew training at Wigram.