NEW ZEALAND AIRCRAFT REGISTER

Compiled by David Wise

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The ZM- register has been used for two purposes:-

ZM-Axx was used pre-war for Flying Fleas. Two of these survive in museums.

ZMZxx was used for several years post WW-2 as radio callsigns for RNZAF military aircraft.

ZM-Axx

With thanks primarily to an article on http://www.warbirdsite.com/fleas.html plus additional material from other websites.

The ZM-Axx registration series was briefly used in the late 1930's for Mignet HM14 Pou-de-Ciel (Flying Flea) ultralights. These were certificated for limited operation within three miles of base.

Construction numbers are not known and were probably not assigned to any of them. Three were registered:-

ZM-AAA const. E.R.Perkins & L.Hawke, Waipukurau. Douglas Dryad engine. Roaded to display at New Plymouth in 1937. Believed hopped but never flown. Preserved at MoTaT, Auckland.

ZM-AAB const. A.McGruer & R.Downey, Auckland. ABC Scorpion engine. Flown at Mangere May 1936. Plans for commercial production abandoned. Aircraft believed scrapped.

ZM-AAC const. W.L.Notman, Oamaru. Scott Flying Squirrel engine. Flown at Oamaru May 1937. Preserved. At Ferrymead Museum, Christchurch in 1991. Moved to Toy & Transport Museum, Wanaka by 2002.

Two others were known to have been completed and flown without being registered:-

??? const. E.R.Brewster, New Plymouth. Fuselage preserved with the Taranaki Museum near New Plymouth.

??? const. B.Owen, Christchurch. Modified with inter-wing linkage to avoid the pitch problem. Scott Squirrel engine. Flown near Lake Ellesmere and at Wigram. Sold to K.Cox. Destroyed in fatal crash at Timaru May 1942.

At least seven other Pous are believed to have been started in NZ but were not completed.

ZMZxx

Pseudo-registrations in this block were used as radio callsigns by RNZAF military aircraft after WW-2 until at least the mid 1960's. Little has been published on this.

The following is taken from messages from John Dyer and David Paull on the AB-IX e-mail group in March 2006.

DH104 Devon
NZ1801 ZMZFA
NZ1802 ZMZFB > ZMZSA
NZ1803 ZMZKA > ZMZLA
NZ1804 ZMZKB > ZMZLB
NZ1805 ZMZKD > ZMZLD
NZ1806 ZMZKG > ZMZLG
NZ1807 ZMZKH > ZMZLH
NZ1808 ZMZKJ > ZMZLJ
NZ1809 (unknown)
NZ1810 (unknown)
NZ1811 (unknown)
NZ1812 ZMZKK
NZ1813 ZMZKL
NZ1814 ZMZFD > ZMZKU > ZMZLU
NZ1815 (unknown)
NZ1816 ZMZKM > ZMZLM
NZ1817 ZMZKZ > ZMZLL
NZ1818 ZMZFG > ZMZKV > ZMZLV
NZ1819 ZMZKN > ZMZLN
NZ1820 ZMZTA
NZ1821 ZMZKO > ZMZLO
NZ1822 ZMZKT > ZMZLT
NZ1823 (unknown)
NZ1824 (unknown)
NZ1825 (unknown)
NZ1826 ZMZKP > ZMZLP
NZ1827 ZMZKQ > ZMZLQ
NZ1828 ZMZKS > ZMZLS

Bristol 170
NZ5901 ZMZBA
NZ5902 ZMZBB
NZ5903 ZMZBD
NZ5904 ZMZBF
NZ5905 ZMZBG
NZ5906 ZMZBH
NZ5907 ZMZBJ
NZ5908 ZMZBK
NZ5909 ZMZBL
NZ5910 ZMZBM
NZ5911 ZMZBN
NZ5912 ZMZBO

Hercules C-130H
NZ7001 ZMZVA
NZ7002 ZMZVB
NZ7003 ZMZVD
NZ7004 ZMZVS
NZ7005 ZMZVT

Canberra B(I)12
NZ6101 ZMZOA
NZ6102 ZMZOB
NZ6103 ZMZOD
NZ6104 ZMZOF
NZ6105 ZMZOG
NZ6106 ZMZOH
NZ6107 ZMZOJ
NZ6108 ZMZOK
NZ6109 ZMZOL
NZ6110 ZMZOM
NZ6111 ZMZON

Canberra T13
NZ6151 ZMZOO
NZ6152 ZMZOP

Douglas DC-6
NZ3631 ZMZWA
NZ3632 ZMZWB
NZ3633 ZMZWD

Hastings C3

NZ5801 ZMZAA
NZ5802 ZMZAB
NZ5803 ZMZAD
NZ5804 (unknown)

P-3B Orion
NZ4201 ZMZMA > ZMZEL
NZ4202 ZMZMB > ZMZEM
NZ4203 ZMZMF > ZMZEN
NZ4204 ZMZMG > ZMZEO
NZ4205 ZMZMH > ZMZEP

Sunderland
NZ4105 ZMZGA
NZ4106 ZMZGB
NZ4107 ZMZGD
NZ4108 ZMZGG
NZ4109 ZMZGH
NZ4110 ZMZGJ
NZ4111 ZMZGK
NZ4112 ZMZGL
NZ4113 ZMZGM
NZ4114 ZMZGP
NZ4115 ZMZGQ
NZ4116 ZMZGS
NZ4117 ZMZGT
NZ4118 ZMZGV
NZ4119 ZMZGW
NZ4120 ZMZGZ

UH-1D
NZ3801 ZMZUA
NZ3802 ZMZUB
NZ3803 ZMZUD
NZ3804 ZMZUF
NZ3805 ZMZUG

Wasp
NZ3901 ZMZUV
NZ3902 ZMZUW

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