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    • 1953, a loader bucket releases fertiliser into a aircraft hopper
    Rights: Top dressing - Aerial [Archives Reference: AAFZ 6329 W3302/7552/2/134 K5412] Archives New Zealand The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Published 30 July 2013 Size: 61 KB Referencing Hub media

    World War II Tiger Moths were among the first aircraft used for topdressing in New Zealand. Here, in 1953, a loader bucket releases fertiliser into the aircraft hopper.

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