For 61 years, the whereabouts of New Zealand’s most famous lost aircraft has eluded searchers. Last weekend, a major exercise was launched to find the Dragonfly plane that disappeared carrying a honeymooning couple and three others. Mike White joined Wānaka’s Search and Rescue team as they tried to solve the country’s most renowned aviation mystery.
There wasn’t any point denying it – conditions were a bit shit.
The rain began slanting in as soon as the searchers touched down in Mt Aspiring National Park’s Rainbow Valley.
