He spent a short time at Hobsonville while his DH60 Moth was equipped with the floats that were on loan from the military.
At that time, The NZ de Havilland agent, Douglas Mill, had a large house at one side of the airfield and a visitors cottage located in his garden. Chichester stayed in that cottage.
The airfield was closed in 2002 and is now being redeveloped for housing. however, both Mill House and the cottage are still in existence.
I was able to visit the site yesterday, and both buildings appear to be in good condition.
The House is currently being operated as a child playcentre. The Cottage show no signs of any current use.
There seems to be no on-site indication of their history.
