| ZK-BBX c/n 324 22/08/1952 - Exported to New Zealand 24/11/1952 - Purchased by Fieldair Ltd. Registered as ZK-BBX 07/01/1953 - First Flight 14/01/1953 - Delivered to Fieldair Ltd. Initially flown by Noel Marshall from Gisborne 1958 - Posted to Dannevirke. First permanent posting away from Gisborne Flown by Arch Fraser at this time 03/11/1965 - Now flown by Brian Noblett at Dannevirke 13/05/1967 - Damaged in minor accident at Elsthorpe 1971/72 - Full rebuild at Gisborne and first Fieldair Beaver painted in new yellow/white colour scheme. 1972 - Now based at Masterton 02/03/1981 - Damaged in minor accident at Mangaone 10/1985 - Converted to Micronair Sprayer setup at Gisborne 1986 - Spraying equipment removed 1986 - Prepared for a Movie role and disguised as ZK-BDI 22/09/1988 - Departed Auckland to Norfolk Island 23/09/1988 - Arrived in Canberra, Australia 26/09/1988 - N.Z. Registration cancelled 04/11/1988 - Registered as VH-IDR to M.Rye at Duffy N.S.W. Used as a sprayer by Western Aerial Crop Spraying, Derrinallum, Victoria. 04/05/1989 - Crashed at "Woodend" 15 Km East of Cooma 05/06/1993 - Flown back to N.Z. accompanied by Pawnee VH/ZK-SUG 10/09/1993 - Australian Registration cancelled 13/09/1993 - Registered as ZK-BBX to Jim Frogley, Havelock North Restored back to topdressing configuration and is still active as the only Beaver topdresser globally! Accident 24/10/2017, substantial damage. Status unknown. |
| 1953 -First known 1953 - near Gisborne 1954 - 10th August photo - Gisborne © Don Noble Paraparaumu © Eddie Coates © Don Noble Collection |
| 1956 - at Gisborne 1956 - 9th November 1956 - Gisborne 1969 - 2nd March © - GAPS Museum Palmerston North Loading with Jumbo Dannevirke Collection Air Show © Don Noble Crane © Don Noble © Dave Paull |
| 1971 - 11th April 1971 - Gisborne 1972 - Gisborne Dannevirke Peter Nicholls steam Rebuild complete © Dave Bates cleaning during New colour scheme rebuild - © I.Alexander © I.Alexander |
| 1973 - 22nd April 1974 - 22nd October 1977 - 4th November Masterton Dannevirke Rukuhia (Hamilton) © Don Noble © Dave Bates © Don Noble |
| 1980 - 27th September 1986 - 10th January 1986 - January 1986 - 22nd July 1986 - 20th August 1986 - 3rd September 1987 - 5th February 1989 - now in Wairoa Gisborne - New spray Spraying my Maize Palmerston North Ardmore - at right Back to BBX after Omaka Australia as VH-IDR © Dave Bates gear - © Don Noble crop - Pilot Vaughan © Dave Paull with BDI for movie movie © Don Noble © Don Noble © Lenn Bayliss Wilson - © Graeme Mills © Don Noble |
| 1993 - 16th December 1994 - 15th January 1994 - 20th April 1996 - 10th February 1996 - 16th April 1997 - Bridge Pa 1998 - 15th January 1999 - July At her new home Bridge Pa Wanaka Bridge Pa Wanaka Bridge Pa Mohaka Havelock North © Don Noble © Don Noble © Don Noble © Don Noble © Don Noble © Jason Brunton |
| 2006 - April 2007 - 8th April 2009 - 18th January 2010 - 24th October 2010 - 27th October 2010 - 28th October 2012 - 24th August 2013 - 29th April Wanaka Havelock North Masterton Gisborne Havelock North Te Mata Peak Havelock North Bridge Pa © George Canciani © Lenn Bayliss © Alistair Jenks © Gavin Conroy © Lenn Bayliss © Lenn Bayliss © Graeme Mills © Graeme Mills |
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