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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth
    Latest Model:DH-83 Fox Moth
    Construction Number:4033
    Last Civil Registration:CF-YPM
    Latest Owner or Location:2293339 Ontario Corporation, Ottawa, ON

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    Dates

    Event

    1932

    Constructed as a DH-83.

    To FLT. LT. E. H. Fielden on Behalf of HRF The Prince of Wales with new c/r G-ACAJ.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-ACDD.

    Operated by Royal Flight until 1933/6.

    1932

    31 May 1933

    To Guy Hansez, Belgium with new c/r OO-ENC.

    1933

    Won the Egyptian Air Rally.

    April 1935

    To de Havilland.

    1935

    To Malcolm T Farquharson Ltd, Croydon, Egland with new c/r G-ACDD.

    1935

    To Air Travel Ltd, New Zealand with new c/r ZK-AEK.

    29 October 1943

    Crashed.
    Extensively damaged in a forced landing on the Joseph Glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.

    1 May 1944

    Returned to service.

    30 September 1947

    To National Airways Corporation, NZ keeping c/r ZK-AEK.

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: Mohua

    1953

    To Aerial Sowing keeping c/r ZK-AEK.

    1 October 1953

    To W. K. Wakeman.

    October 1953


    Photographer: V. C. Browne
    Notes: Editor Comment: The photo was taken after the London to Christchurch Air Race. Some of the notes on the back of the photo reads as follows: A few days before Flt. Lt. R.L.E. Burton (winner of air race) left N.Z. he was taken to the Upper Rakia in a FoxMoth to do some deer stalking. He is hown here with the pilot of the Fox Moth Mr. K. Wakeman, Mr. Wormall (director of Aerial Sowing) and Mr. W. H. Robinson who accompanied Mr Burton. In the background is the Canberra in which Mr Burton won the air race.

    31 July 1954

    To C. A. Wornall keeping c/r ZK-AEK.

    26 March 1957

    To Bryan N. Cook, Fiji.

    10 April 1957

    Assigned civil registration: VQ-FAT
    Exported to Fiji.

    10 April 1957

    Markings Applied: The Duke

    November 1959

    Civil registration, VQ-FAT, cancelled.

    1988

    To Croydon Aircraft Company/Colin Smith, NZ.

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At EAA Oshkosh.

    May 1993

    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: G-ACDD

    1993

    Assigned civil registration: ZK-AEK

    To Roger Fiennes.

    1993

    Won the Grand Champion Antique award at Oshkosh.

    1993

    To Alpine Fighter Collection/Sir Tim Wallis.

    2006

    To Vintage Wings of Canada.

    10 September 2006


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2006 photo at Wanaka

    15 January 2007

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, QC.
    Arrived at Vintage Wings of Canada in a cargo container.
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    15 January 2007


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    15 January 2007


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 February 2007

    To 6565441 Canada Inc/Vintage Wings of Canada/Michael Potter with new c/r CF-YPM.

    17 April 2007

    Civil registration, CF-YPM, cancelled.

    23 April 2007

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/Michael Potter with new c/r CF-YPM.

    23 April 2007

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r CF-YPM.

    2007


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    23 August 2008


    Photographer: 4111111111111111
    Notes: 555

    23 August 2008


    Photographer: 4111111111111111
    Notes: 555

    7 October 2013

    Civil registration, CF-YPM, cancelled.

    2 April 2014

    To 2293339 Ontario Corporation, Ottawa, ON with new c/r CF-YPM.

    2 April 2014

    To unknown owner with c/r CF-YPM.


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    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger

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