SURPLUS AIRCRAFT FOR SALE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25161, 17 April 1947, Page 8

SURPLUS AIRCRAFT FOR SALE

WALRUS AMPHIBIANS AND OXFORDS

Four veteran Supermarine Walrul amphibian aircraft. 119 Airsoeedi cisford twin-engined trainers, ana & Tiger Moth elementary trainers. among aircraft declared surplus by tn Royal New Zealand Air Force. now offered for sale by the War Assew Realisation Board. The N Z.A.r. » also disposing of 292 aircraft engine* of different types. , Two of the Walrus aircraft are local ed at Woodbourne, near Blenheim, an two at Hobsonville, near AucklanaDuring the war they were used as intermediary trainers for pilots changing over from land aircraft to nytna boats. The Oxfords, which are IhCJJJr at Woodbourne, have had long serviw as trainers. If purchasers desire tnem to be erected and test flown, the w Assets Realisation Board will arra “" t for the R.N.Z.A.F. to do this at a cosi of £lOO each. The R.N.Z.A.F. will afco ferry the aircraft to a nominated a> field at a cost of 7d a mile. No ass . J t ance will be given in the erection, i flying, or delivery of the Walruses e cept by special arrangement- witn v Director of Civil Aviation , t The Tiger Moths, which ar( '. stor s,> los Taieri, near Dunedin, with the *w! 8 removed and the engines inhioitea. offered for sale at reserve prices ra** ing from £B5 to £330 The charge iw erection and test flying is £2O e • and the delivery charge 5d a n» • Sixty-seven of the Gipsy M J engines used in Tiger Moths are ing offered at reserve prices ran r from £3O to £l3O while 20 which are not acceptable for aeronautical use being offered without reserve.