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Following on from the previous post on Eagle Air's first Bandeirante Darryn Morgan has sent me the following Bandit photos...
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Darryn writes, "I joined Eagle in 1988 and shot the photo of ERU. KIP and FHX just before they re-entered service. KIP arrived in NZ in the white scheme from Australia, and ERU/FHX were repainted during christmas 1987, new year 1988. Photo : D Morgan"
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"When Air NZ purchased 50%, they bought LBC and JCM from Simmons Airways in the US. I shot the photo of JCM in Kaitaia sometime during 1989, prior to repaint. Photo : D Morgan"
Darryn has also corrected my understanding of ERU's white tail before her being withdrawn from use. He writes, "As for ERU having a white tail toward the end, it was the result of major work on the tailplane - may have been corrosion on the vertical spar, and given it was only planned to be in service for a short time, they never repainted it fully." I have corrected the original post.
Awesome seeing pictures of Bandits. I used to work for Simmons Airlines here in the US. I was the station Manager at Jackson Michigan Airport for Simmons. Those Bandits were our main aircraft for Jackson routes. Great seeing the old birds again.
ReplyDeleteJeff in the US