Hughes 269B ZK-ING.

 First noted on 04-02-2011 in the Heli Maintenance hangar at Christchurch was this early production model Hughes 269B N9309F. It is a rather tired looking helicopter with I believe about 5000 airframe hours and a high time engine.

 Above is the manufacturers plate with tells us that it is a 269B model and has a build date of 123 which translates to  December (12) 1963 (3) and that it is the eleventh (0011) 269B production model.

Now despite the moves of certain people : there is still some humour, mirth and merriment among the aviation fraternity. Above is a pic of the battery box and below is one of a couple of bullet hole transfers on the tail boon.

This helicopter has aspirations of becoming ZK-ING for Neil Gray of Hokitika.